Marçais

Marçais
Marçais
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Marçais
Coordinates: 46°41′52″N 2°22′16″E / 46.6978°N 2.3711°ECoordinates: 46°41′52″N 2°22′16″E / 46.6978°N 2.3711°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality	Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michelle Rivet
Area^1	29.03 km^2 (11.21 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	307
• Density	11/km^2 (27/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon some 28 miles (45 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D70, D112 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical 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.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Marçais on the Quid website (French)