Marçais

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Michelle Rivet^[1]Area29.03 km² (11.21 sq mi)Population305 • Density11/km² (27/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation177–241 m (581–791 ft)
(avg. 202 m or 663 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marçais (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon some 28 miles (45 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D70, D112 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	437	—
1968	484	+10.8%
1975	424	−12.4%
1982	372	−12.3%
1990	371	−0.3%
1999	324	−12.7%
2008	307	−5.2%

Sights

• The church of St. Maurice, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of la Mothe.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References