Argenvières

Argenvières
Coat of arms
Argenvières
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Argenvières
Coordinates: 47°08′16″N 3°00′23″E / 47.1378°N 3.0064°ECoordinates: 47°08′16″N 3°00′23″E / 47.1378°N 3.0064°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancergues
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Mauplin
Area^1	14.72 km^2 (5.68 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	458
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18012 / 18140
Elevation	156–192 m (512–630 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Argenvières is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the river Loire and on the Canal Latéral à la Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D45 with the D53 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	357	—
1968	403	+12.9%
1975	401	−0.5%
1982	402	+0.2%
1990	395	−1.7%
1999	435	+10.1%
2008	458	+5.3%

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The château les Rauches, dating from the fourteenth century.
• The château la Charnaye, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Argenvières on the Quid website (French)