Mareuil-sur-Arnon

Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Commune
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, in Mareuil
Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Coordinates: 46°52′55″N 2°09′36″E / 46.8819°N 2.16°E / 46.8819; 2.16Coordinates: 46°52′55″N 2°09′36″E / 46.8819°N 2.16°E / 46.8819; 2.16
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	CC Fercher – Pays florentais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Pineau
Area¹	25.89 km² (10.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)²	5,579
• Density	220/km² (560/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18137 /18290
Elevation	132–172 m (433–564 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
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.

Mareuil-sur-Arnon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D18, D14 and the D87 roads. The commune shares its north-western border with the departement of Indre.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	869	—
1968	822	−5.4%
1975	715	−13.0%
1982	659	−7.8%
1990	611	−7.3%
1999	591	−3.3%
2008	579	−2.0%

Sights

The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.
A watermill.
The ruined towers of a feudal castle.

References

INSEE

External links

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Mareuil-sur-Arnon on the Quid website (in French)

Communes of the Cher department

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