Arcomps

Arcomps
Commune
The town hall in Arcomps
Arcomps
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Arcomps
Coordinates: 46°40′36″N 2°26′01″E / 46.6767°N 2.4336°E / 46.6767; 2.4336Coordinates: 46°40′36″N 2°26′01″E / 46.6767°N 2.4336°E / 46.6767; 2.4336
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Pascal Aléonard
Area1 20.14 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 302
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18009 /18200
Elevation 169–228 m (554–748 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some 29 miles (47 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D138 with the D70 and the D951 roads. The commune is the source of several small tributaries of the Cher River.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962270—    
1968344+27.4%
1975347+0.9%
1982310−10.7%
1990287−7.4%
1999286−0.3%
2008294+2.8%

Places of interest

  • The old church of St Martin, now a farm building, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The present-day church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • Touratte castle, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • An ancient stone cross.

See also

References

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