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Corquoy

Coordinates: 46°53′54″N 2°17′34″E / 46.8983°N 2.2928°E / 46.8983; 2.2928
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Corquoy
The church of Saint-Martin, in Corquoy
The church of Saint-Martin, in Corquoy
Location of Corquoy
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Corquoy is located in France
Corquoy
Corquoy
Corquoy is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Corquoy
Corquoy
Coordinates: 46°53′54″N 2°17′34″E / 46.8983°N 2.2928°E / 46.8983; 2.2928
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityCC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Burlaud[1]
Area
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36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
199
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18073 /18190
Elevation128–179 m (420–587 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corquoy (French pronunciation: [kɔʁkwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Sainte-Lunaise was merged into Corquoy.[3]

Geography

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An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and two hamlets situated in the Cher valley some 15 miles (24 km) south of Bourges on the D35 and the D27 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962228—    
1968250+9.6%
1975222−11.2%
1982216−2.7%
1990236+9.3%
1999207−12.3%
2008238+15.0%

Sights

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  • The twelfth-century church of St. Martin.
  • The thirteenth-century chapel of the old priory of Grandmont.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 September 2018 (in French), p. 260