Orcenais
| Orcenais | ||
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Community association | Coeur de France | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 43 ' N , 2 ° 26' E | |
| height | 162-241 m | |
| surface | 18.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 253 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18200 | |
| INSEE code | 18171 | |
Orcenais is a French municipality with 253 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond .
geography
Orcenais is about 40 kilometers south of Bourges . Orcenais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Nozières in the north and northeast, Orval in the east, Bouzais in the southeast, Arcomps in the south, Marçais in the west and Vallenay in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | 312 | 270 | 233 | 265 | 288 | 263 | 250 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin church from the 13th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 742-743.
Web links
Commons : Orcenais - collection of images, videos and audio files
