Couargues

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Jacqueline Boulay^[1]Area11.62 km² (4.49 sq mi)Population199 • Density17/km² (44/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation141–155 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 (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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	199	—
1968	238	+19.6%
1975	224	−5.9%
1982	211	−5.8%
1990	207	−1.9%
1999	228	+10.1%
2008	210	−7.9%

Sights

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

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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