Corquoy (French pronunciation: [kɔʁkwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Sainte-Lunaise was merged into Corquoy.[3]
Corquoy | |
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 The church of Saint-Martin, in Corquoy | |
Location of Corquoy  | |
  Corquoy  Corquoy | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′54″N 2°17′34″E / 46.8983°N 2.2928°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Trouy |
| Intercommunality | CC Arnon Boischaut Cher |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Burlaud[1] |
Area 1 | 36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 199 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18073 /18190 |
| Elevation | 128–179 m (420–587 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAn area of farming and forestry comprising a village and two hamlets situated in the Cher valley some 15 miles (24 km) south of Bourges on the D35 and the D27 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 228 | — |
| 1968 | 250 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 222 | −11.2% |
| 1982 | 216 | −2.7% |
| 1990 | 236 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 207 | −12.3% |
| 2008 | 238 | +15.0% |
Sights
edit- The twelfth-century church of St. Martin.
- The thirteenth-century chapel of the old priory of Grandmont.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 September 2018 (in French), p. 260
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