Arcomps

Arcomps
The town hall in Arcomps The town hall in Arcomps
Arcomps
Location within Centre region Arcomps
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saulzais-le-Potier
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Pascal Aléonard
Area1	20.14 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	302
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18009 / 18200
Elevation	169–228 m (554–748 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
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.

Arcomps is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some 29 miles (47 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D138 with the D70 and the D951 roads. The commune is the source of several small tributaries of the Cher River.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	270	—
1968	344	+27.4%
1975	347	+0.9%
1982	310	−10.7%
1990	287	−7.4%
1999	286	−0.3%
2008	294	+2.8%

Places of interest

• The old church of St Martin, now a farm building, dating from the twelfth century.
• The present-day church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Touratte castle, dating from the thirteenth century.
• An ancient stone cross.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Arcomps on the Quid website (French)