Bourges facts for kids
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Bourges
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Prefecture and commune
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Bourges Cathedral
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Location in France
Bourges
Location in Centre-Val de Loire
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| Country | France | ||
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | ||
| Department | Cher | ||
| Arrondissement | Bourges | ||
| Intercommunality | CA Bourges Plus | ||
| Area
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68.74 km2 (26.54 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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66,786 | ||
| • Density | 971.57/km2 (2,516.37/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Berruyers | ||
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code |
18033 /18000
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| Elevation | 120–169 m (394–554 ft) (avg. 153 m or 502 ft) |
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| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |||
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 15,964 | — |
| 1800 | 16,330 | +2.3% |
| 1806 | 17,552 | +7.5% |
| 1821 | 18,910 | +7.7% |
| 1831 | 19,730 | +4.3% |
| 1836 | 25,324 | +28.4% |
| 1841 | 22,826 | −9.9% |
| 1846 | 24,799 | +8.6% |
| 1851 | 25,037 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 26,799 | +7.0% |
| 1861 | 28,064 | +4.7% |
| 1866 | 30,119 | +7.3% |
| 1872 | 31,312 | +4.0% |
| 1876 | 35,785 | +14.3% |
| 1881 | 40,217 | +12.4% |
| 1886 | 42,829 | +6.5% |
| 1891 | 45,342 | +5.9% |
| 1896 | 43,587 | −3.9% |
| 1901 | 46,551 | +6.8% |
| 1906 | 44,133 | −5.2% |
| 1911 | 45,735 | +3.6% |
| 1921 | 45,942 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 44,245 | −3.7% |
| 1931 | 45,067 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 49,263 | +9.3% |
| 1946 | 51,040 | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 53,879 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 60,632 | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 70,814 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 77,300 | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 76,432 | −1.1% |
| 1990 | 75,609 | −1.1% |
| 1999 | 72,434 | −4.2% |
| 2008 | 68,980 | −4.8% |
Bourges is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Cher department.
Sister cities
Bourges is twinned with:
Augsburg, Germany
Aveiro, Portugal
Forlì, Italy
Koszalin, Poland
Palencia, Spain
Peterborough, United Kingdom
Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
Images for kids
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Bourges in 1820
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Half-timbered houses in Place Gordaine
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Palais Jacques Cœur
See also
In Spanish: Bourges para niños
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