Arçay, Cher

Arçay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Arçay
The main square in Arçay
Location of Arçay
Arçay
Arçay
Coordinates: 46°56′57″N 2°20′28″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityBourges Plus
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Robert Huchins
Area
1
18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
510
  Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18008 /18340
Elevation145–174 m (476–571 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 12 miles (19 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D88, D28 and the D73 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2004420    
2006458+9.0%
2007476+3.9%
2008495+4.0%
2009513+3.6%
2010533+3.9%
2011539+1.1%
2012529−1.9%
2013520−1.7%
2014510−1.9%
2015516+1.2%
2016515−0.2%

The inhabitants are called Arcéens or Arcéennes.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century château Belair.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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