Morogues

Morogues
Morogues
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Les Aix-d'Angillon
Intercommunality	Hautes Terres en Haut Berry
Mayor	Gérard Clavier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	200–427 m (660–1,401 ft) (avg. 210 m/690 ft)
Land area1	30.53 km2 (11.79 sq mi)
Population2	465  (2008)
- Density	15 /km2 (39 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18156/ 18220
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°14′30″N 2°35′55″E / 47.2416666667°N 2.59861111111°E / 47.2416666667; 2.59861111111

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

Geography

An area of forestry, vineyards and farming, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D185 with the D59 and D212 roads.

Population

Historical population of Morogues

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
422	492	397	376	456	424	465

Places of interest

• The church of St. Symphorien, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth century chateau de Maupas.
• A watermill, the “Moulin Quenouille”.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of Morogues (French)
• Morogues on the Quid website (French)