Orcenais
Orcenais is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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Location of Orcenais 
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| Coordinates: 46°43′10″N 2°25′35″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Gomesse |
| Area 1 | 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 253 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18171 /18200 |
| Elevation | 162–241 m (531–791 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges, near the junction of the D925 with the D112 road. The small river Vilaine forms most of the commune’s eastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 281 | — |
| 1968 | 312 | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 270 | −13.5% |
| 1982 | 233 | −13.7% |
| 1990 | 265 | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 288 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 285 | −1.0% |
Sights
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth-century manorhouse.
- A fifteenth-century chapel.
- The cemetery cross, bearing the date of 1488.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orcenais. |
- Annuaire Mairie website (in French)
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