Couargues

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

Couargues
Commune
Location of Couargues
Couargues
Couargues
Coordinates: 47°16′41″N 2°55′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Rat
Area
1
11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
205
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18074 /18300
Elevation141–155 m (463–509 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising five hamlets situated between the banks of the Loire River and the canal parallel to the Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D59 with the D206 and D259 roads.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962199—    
1968238+19.6%
1975224−5.9%
1982211−5.8%
1990207−1.9%
1999228+10.1%
2008210−7.9%

Sights
The presbytery
  • The presbytery of St. Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • Two watermills.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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