Marmagne (French pronunciation: [maʁmaɲ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Marmagne | |
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 The church in Marmagne | |
Location of Marmagne  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 2°17′05″E / 47.1022°N 2.2847°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Saint-Doulchard |
| Intercommunality | CA Bourges Plus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Dupérat[1] |
Area 1 | 37.66 km2 (14.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,905 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18138 /18500 |
| Elevation | 113–149 m (371–489 ft) (avg. 138 m or 453 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA farming area comprising a large village and several small hamlets situated by the banks of the Yèvre river and the canal de Berry, some 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Bourges at the junction of the D160, D214 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute cuts across the middle of the commune’s territory, which is also served by a TER railway.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,319 | — |
| 1968 | 1,321 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,684 | +27.5% |
| 1982 | 1,774 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1,908 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 1,941 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,003 | +3.2% |
Sights
edit- The church of St. Denis, dating from the thirteenth century.
- Several seventeenth-century buildings.
- The seventeenth-century chateau of Marmagne.
- The thirteenth-century abbey at Beauvoir.
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.
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