Marçais

Marçais
Commune
Location of Marçais
Marçais Location within France Marçais Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°41′52″N 2°22′16″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality	Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michelle Rivet
Area 1	29.03 km2 (11.21 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	308
• Density	10.6/km2 (27.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18136 /18170
Elevation	177–241 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.	±% p.a.
1968	484	—
1975	424	−1.87%
1982	372	−1.85%
1990	371	−0.03%
1999	324	−1.49%
2007	299	−1.00%
2012	323	+1.56%
2017	282	−2.68%
2023	308	+1.48%
Source: INSEE

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