Orcenais
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The church in Orcenais
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Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Intercommunality | Cœur de France |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Gomesse |
Area1 | 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 285 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Orcenais is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and 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
Historical population | ||
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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
External links
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- Annuaire Marie website (French)
- Orcenais on the Quid website (French)