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Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Marmagne
Commune
The church in MarmagneThe church in Marmagne
Location of Marmagne
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Coordinates: 47°06′08″N 2°17′05″E / 47.1022°N 2.2847°E / 47.1022; 2.2847
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSaint-Doulchard
IntercommunalityCA Bourges Plus
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Dupérat
Area37.66 km (14.54 sq mi)
Population1,934
 • Density51/km (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code18138 /18500
Elevation113–149 m (371–489 ft)
(avg. 138 m or 453 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marmagne (French pronunciation: [maʁmaɲ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire 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
YearPop.±%
19621,319—    
19681,321+0.2%
19751,684+27.5%
19821,774+5.3%
19901,908+7.6%
19991,941+1.7%
20082,003+3.2%

Sights

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

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Cher department
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