Ourouer-les-Bourdelins
| Ourouer-les-Bourdelins | |
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The church in Ourouer-les-Bourdelins | |
  Ourouer-les-Bourdelins | |
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Location within Centre region  Ourouer-les-Bourdelins | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′53″N 2°47′06″E / 46.9314°N 2.785°ECoordinates: 46°55′53″N 2°47′06″E / 46.9314°N 2.785°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Nérondes |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Nérondes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Robert Belleret |
| Area1 | 24.64 km2 (9.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 652 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18175 / 18350 |
| Elevation |
173–256 m (568–840 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ourouer-les-Bourdelins is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D6 with the D15 and D109 roads. The river Airain forms all of the commune's northwestern boundary.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 861 | — |
| 1968 | 893 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 813 | −9.0% |
| 1982 | 758 | −6.8% |
| 1990 | 740 | −2.4% |
| 1999 | 667 | −9.9% |
| 2008 | 652 | −2.2% |
Sights
- The church of St. Christophe, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century chateau.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ourouer-les-Bourdelins. |
- Annuaire Marie website (French)
- Ourouer-les-Bourdelins on the Quid website (French)
