Cornusse

Cornusse
Cornusse
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Cornusse
Coordinates: 46°57′19″N 2°43′54″E / 46.9553°N 2.7317°ECoordinates: 46°57′19″N 2°43′54″E / 46.9553°N 2.7317°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Nérondes
Intercommunality	Pays de Nérondes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Edith Raquin
Area^1	19.61 km^2 (7.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	279
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18072 / 18350
Elevation	172–228 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cornusse is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	383	—
1968	390	+1.8%
1975	340	−12.8%
1982	355	+4.4%
1990	283	−20.3%
1999	291	+2.8%
2008	279	−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

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

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

External links

• Cornusse on the Quid website (French)