Cornusse

Cornusse
Location of Cornusse
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Cornusse is located in France
Cornusse
Cornusse
Cornusse is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Cornusse
Cornusse
Coordinates: 46°57′19″N 2°43′54″E / 46.9553°N 2.7317°E / 46.9553; 2.7317
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonLa Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
IntercommunalityPays de Nérondes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Edith Raquin[1]
Area
1
19.61 km2 (7.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
240
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18072 /18350
Elevation172–228 m (564–748 ft)
(avg. 208 m or 682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated some 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D15 and D102 roads. The river Airain forms all of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962383—    
1968390+1.8%
1975340−12.8%
1982355+4.4%
1990283−20.3%
1999291+2.8%
2008279−4.1%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A museum.
  • The chateau, dating from the fifteenth century, now a medical institute.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

Bibliography

Françoise Gicquiaud Cornusse, un château, un village, dans l'histoire du Berry. The « Villa de Cornossa », The « Seigneurie de Cornusse » 404 pages, 85 illustrations. ISBN 2-9513414-3-1