Marmagne, Cher
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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1962 | 1,319 | — |
1968 | 1,321 | +0.2% |
1975 | 1,684 | +27.5% |
1982 | 1,774 | +5.3% |
1990 | 1,908 | +7.6% |
1999 | 1,941 | +1.7% |
2008 | 2,003 | +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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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