Couargues

Couargues
Couargues
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Mayor	Maurice Rat (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	141–155 m (463–509 ft) (avg. 178 m/584 ft)
Land area1	11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population2	210  (2008)
- Density	18 /km2 (47 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18074/ 18300
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: 47°16′41″N 2°55′47″E / 47.2780555556°N 2.92972222222°E / 47.2780555556; 2.92972222222

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

Geography

A farming area comprising five hamlets situated between the banks of the Loire River and the canal lateral a la Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D59 with the D206 and D259 roads.

Population

Historical population of Couargues

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
199	238	224	211	207	228	210

Places of interest

The presbytery

• The presbytery of St.Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Two watermills.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Website about Couargues (French)
• Couargues on the Quid website (French)