Mareuil-sur-Arnon

Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	Pays d’Issoudun
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Pineau (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	132–172 m (433–564 ft) (avg. 155 m/509 ft)
Land area1	25.89 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
Population2	5,579  (2008)
- Density	215 /km2 (560 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18137/ 18290
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.

Coordinates: 46°52′55″N 2°09′36″E / 46.8819444444°N 2.16°E / 46.8819444444; 2.16

Mareuil-sur-Arnon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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 of Mareuil-sur-Arnon

1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
822	715	659	611	591	579

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

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