Couargues

Couargues
Commune
Location of Couargues
Couargues is located in France
Couargues
Couargues
Location within France
Couargues is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Couargues
Couargues
Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°16′41″N 2°55′47″E / 47.2781°N 2.9297°E / 47.2781; 2.9297
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacqueline Boulay
Area
1
11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Elevation
178 m (584 ft)
Highest elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Lowest elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2023)
194
 • Density16.7/km2 (43.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18074 /18300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Couargues (French pronunciation: [kwaʁɡ]) 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 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 238—    
1975 224−0.86%
1982 211−0.85%
1990 207−0.24%
1999 228+1.08%
2007 218−0.56%
2012 197−2.01%
2017 205+0.80%
2023 194−0.91%
Source: INSEE

Sights

The presbytery

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE