Arçay, Cher

Arçay
Commune
The main square in Arçay
Arçay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Arçay
Coordinates: 46°56′57″N 2°20′28″E / 46.9492°N 2.3411°E / 46.9492; 2.3411Coordinates: 46°56′57″N 2°20′28″E / 46.9492°N 2.3411°E / 46.9492; 2.3411
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Trouy
Intercommunality CA Bourges Plus
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Robert Huchins
Area1 18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 495
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18008 /18340
Elevation 145–174 m (476–571 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.

Arçay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D88, D28 and the D73 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Arcéens or Arcéennes.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962249—    
1968258+3.6%
1975222−14.0%
1982337+51.8%
1990378+12.2%
1999377−0.3%
2008495+31.3%

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century château Belair.

See also

References

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