Couargues

Couargues
Commune
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Coordinates: 47°16′41″N 2°55′47″E / 47.2781°N 2.9297°E / 47.2781; 2.9297Coordinates: 47°16′41″N 2°55′47″E / 47.2781°N 2.9297°E / 47.2781; 2.9297
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Rat
Area 1	11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	202
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18074 /18300
Elevation	141–155 m (463–509 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

A farming area comprising five hamlets situated between the banks of the Loire River and the canal parallel to the Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D59 with the D206 and D259 roads.

Population[]

Sights[]

The presbytery

• The presbytery of St. Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Two watermills.

See also[]

• Communes of the Cher department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Couargues.

• Website about Couargues (in French)