Orcenais

Orcenais
Orcenais
Commune
	The church in Orcenais
	Location of Orcenais
	Orcenais Location within France Orcenais Location within Centre-Val de Loire
	Coordinates: 46°43′07″N 2°25′31″E / 46.71861°N 2.42528°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality	Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yan Cadier
Area 1	18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Highest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Lowest elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Population (2023)	239
• Density	12.6/km2 (32.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18171 /18200
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orcenais (French pronunciation: [ɔʁsənɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire 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
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	312	—
1975	270	−2.04%
1982	233	−2.08%
1990	265	+1.62%
1999	288	+0.93%
2007	265	−1.03%
2012	256	−0.69%
2017	253	−0.24%
2023	239	−0.94%
Source: INSEE

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.

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

External links

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[pophist-3] Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE