Couargues
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Location of Couargues  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°16′41″N 2°55′47″E / 47.2781°N 2.9297°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Sancerre |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacqueline Boulay[1] |
Area 1 | 11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 197 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18074 /18300 |
| Elevation | 141–155 m (463–509 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Couargues (French pronunciation: [kwaʁɡ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
A farming area comprising five hamlets situated between the banks of the Loire and the canal parallel to the Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D59 with the D206 and D259 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 199 | — |
| 1968 | 238 | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 224 | −5.9% |
| 1982 | 211 | −5.8% |
| 1990 | 207 | −1.9% |
| 1999 | 228 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 210 | −7.9% |
Sights
- The presbytery of St. Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century.
- Two watermills.
