Mareuil-sur-Arnon

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

Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Commune
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, in Mareuil
Location of Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Mareuil-sur-Arnon
Coordinates: 46°52′55″N 2°09′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonChârost
IntercommunalityCC Fercher – Pays florentais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Pineau
Area
1
25.89 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
532
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18137 /18290
Elevation132–172 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.

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
YearPop.±%
1962869—    
1968822−5.4%
1975715−13.0%
1982659−7.8%
1990611−7.3%
1999591−3.3%
2008579−2.0%

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

See also

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