Corquoy

Corquoy
The church of Saint-Martin, in Corquoy
Corquoy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Corquoy
Coordinates: 46°53′54″N 2°17′34″E / 46.8983°N 2.2928°ECoordinates: 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	Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Intercommunality	Rives du Cher
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Michel Terrier
Area^1	22.62 km^2 (8.73 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	238
• Density	11/km^2 (27/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18073 / 18190
Elevation	128–174 m (420–571 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and two hamlets situated in the Cher River valley some 15 miles (24 km) south of Bourges on the D35 and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population
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

• The twelfth-century church of St. Martin.
• The thirteenth-century chapel of the old priory of Grandmont.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Corquoy on the Quid website (French)