Cornusse

Cornusse
Cornusse
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Nérondes
Intercommunality	Pays de Nérondes
Mayor	Edith Raquin (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	172–228 m (564–748 ft) (avg. 208 m/682 ft)
Land area1	19.61 km2 (7.57 sq mi)
Population2	279  (2008)
- Density	14 /km2 (36 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18072/ 18350
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.

Coordinates: 46°57′19″N 2°43′54″E / 46.9552777778°N 2.73166666667°E / 46.9552777778; 2.73166666667

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated some 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D15 and D102 roads. The river Airain forms all of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population of Cornusse

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
383	390	340	355	283	291	279

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A museum.
• The chateau, dating from the fifteenth century, nowadays a medical institute.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

Bibliography

Françoise Gicquiaud Cornusse, un château, un village, dans l'histoire du Berry. The « Villa de Cornossa », The « Seigneurie de Cornusse » 404 pages, 85 illustrations. ISBN 2-9513414-3-1

External links

• Cornusse on the Quid website (French)