Orcenais
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| Coordinates: 46°43′07″N 2°25′31″E / 46.71861°N 2.42528°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yan Cadier[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 245 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18171 /18200 |
| Elevation | 162–241 m (531–791 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orcenais (French pronunciation: [ɔʁsənɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams,
farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges
, near the junction of the D925 with the D112 road. The small river Vilaine forms most of the commune’s eastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 281 | — |
| 1968 | 312 | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 270 | −13.5% |
| 1982 | 233 | −13.7% |
| 1990 | 265 | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 288 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 285 | −1.0% |
Sights
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth-century manorhouse.
- A fifteenth-century chapel.
- The cemetery cross, bearing the date of 1488.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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