Cours-les-Barres

Cours-les-Barres
Cours-les-Barres
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Mayor	Michel Pouillard (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	162–209 m (531–686 ft) (avg. 175 m/574 ft)
Land area1	21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Population2	1,099  (2008)
- Density	52 /km2 (130 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18075/ 18320
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°01′32″N 3°01′56″E / 47.0255555556°N 3.03222222222°E / 47.0255555556; 3.03222222222

Cours-les-Barres is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Loire River and the Loire lateral canal, some 26 miles (42 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D920 with the D40, D12 and D45 roads.

Population

Historical population of Cours-les-Barres

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
772	698	656	906	1052	1082	1099

Places of interest

• The fifteenth century church of St.Pantaléon.
• The manorhouse at Givry.
• A feudal motte.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Cours-les-Barres on the Quid website (French)