Marmagne, Cher

Marmagne
Marmagne
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Doulchard
Intercommunality	Bourges Plus
Mayor	Aymar de Germay (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	113–149 m (371–489 ft) (avg. 138 m/453 ft)
Land area1	37.66 km2 (14.54 sq mi)
Population2	2,003  (2008)
- Density	53 /km2 (140 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18138/ 18500
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°06′08″N 2°17′05″E / 47.1022222222°N 2.28472222222°E / 47.1022222222; 2.28472222222

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a large village and several small hamlets situated by the banks of the Yèvre river and the canal de Berry, some 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Bourges at the junction of the D160, D214 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute cuts across the middle of the commune’s territory, which is also served by a TER railway.

Population

Historical population of Marmagne, Cher

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
1319	1321	1684	1774	1908	1941	2003

Places of interest

• The church of St. Denis, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Several seventeenth century buildings.
• The seventeenth century château de Marmagne.
• The thirteenth century abbey at Beauvoir.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Marmagne on the Quid website (French)