Marçais

Marçais
Marçais
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality	Cœur de France
Mayor	Michelle Rivet (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	177–241 m (581–791 ft) (avg. 202 m/663 ft)
Land area1	29.03 km2 (11.21 sq mi)
Population2	307  (2008)
- Density	11 /km2 (28 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18136/ 18170
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°41′52″N 2°22′16″E / 46.6977777778°N 2.37111111111°E / 46.6977777778; 2.37111111111

Marçais is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon some 28 miles (45 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D70, D112 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical population of Marçais

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
437	484	424	372	371	324	307

Places of interest

• The church of St. Maurice, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth century château de la Mothe.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Marçais on the Quid website (French)