Corquoy
| Corquoy | |
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The church of Saint-Martin, in Corquoy | |
  Corquoy | |
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Corquoy | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′54″N 2°17′34″E / 46.8983°N 2.2928°ECoordinates: 46°53′54″N 2°17′34″E / 46.8983°N 2.2928°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Châteauneuf-sur-Cher |
| Intercommunality | Rives du Cher |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Terrier |
| Area1 | 22.62 km2 (8.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 238 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18073 / 18190 |
| Elevation |
128–174 m (420–571 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Corquoy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and two hamlets situated in the Cher River valley some 15 miles (24 km) south of Bourges on the D35 and the D27 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 228 | — |
| 1968 | 250 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 222 | −11.2% |
| 1982 | 216 | −2.7% |
| 1990 | 236 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 207 | −12.3% |
| 2008 | 238 | +15.0% |
Sights
- The twelfth-century church of St. Martin.
- The thirteenth-century chapel of the old priory of Grandmont.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corquoy. |
- Corquoy on the Quid website (French)
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