Marçais
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Marçais (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Marçais | |
|---|---|
 Location of Marçais | |
  Marçais  Marçais | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′52″N 2°22′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michelle Rivet[1] |
Area 1 | 29.03 km2 (11.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 308 |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18136 /18170 |
| Elevation | 177–241 m (581–791 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 437 | — |
| 1968 | 484 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 424 | −12.4% |
| 1982 | 372 | −12.3% |
| 1990 | 371 | −0.3% |
| 1999 | 324 | −12.7% |
| 2008 | 307 | −5.2% |
Sights
- The church of St. Maurice, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century chateau of la Mothe.
