The arrondissement of Bourges is an arrondissement of France, in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Bourges.

History
When the Cher department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Bourges was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Bourges is the central arrondissement of the Cher department. It is bordered to the north by the Loiret department, to the east by the Nièvre department, to the south by the Saint-Amand-Montrond arrondissement, to the southwest by the Indre department and to the west by the Vierzon arrondissement.

The arrondissement of Bourges is the largest arrondissement of the department in area, , and the one with more people living in it (173,889 inhabitants).

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons in the arrondissement of Bourges are:

 Avord (1802)
 Bourges-1 (1803)
 Bourges-2 (1804)
 Bourges-3 (1805)
 Bourges-4 (1806)
 Chârost (1807)
 Saint-Doulchard (1813)
 Saint-Germain-du-Puy (1814)
 Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny (1815) (partly)
 Sancerre (1816)
 Trouy (1817) (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Bourges has 131 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

 Achères (18001)
 Allogny (18004)
 Annoix (18006)
 Argenvières (18012)
 Arçay (18008)
 Assigny (18014)
 Aubinges (18016)
 Avord (18018)
 Azy (18019)
 Bannay (18020)
 Barlieu (18022)
 Baugy (18023)
 Beffes (18025)
 Belleville-sur-Loire (18026)
 Bengy-sur-Craon (18027)
 Boulleret (18032)
 Bourges (18033)
 Brécy (18035)
 Bué (18039)
 Charentonnay (18053)
 Chassy (18056)
 Chaumoux-Marcilly (18061)
 Chârost (18055)
 Civray (18066)
 Concressault (18070)
 Couargues (18074)
 Couy (18077)
 Crosses (18081)
 Crézancy-en-Sancerre (18079)
 Dampierre-en-Crot (18084)
 Étréchy (18090)
 Farges-en-Septaine (18092)
 Feux (18094)
 Fussy (18097)
 Gardefort (18098)
 Garigny (18099)
 Groises (18104)
 Gron (18105)
 Henrichemont (18109)
 Herry (18110)
 Humbligny (18111)
 Jalognes (18116)
 Jars (18117)
 Jussy-Champagne (18119)
 Jussy-le-Chaudrier (18120)
 La Chapelle-Montlinard (18049)
 La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (18050)
 La Chapelotte (18051)
 Lapan (18122)
 Laverdines (18123)
 Le Noyer (18168)
 Le Subdray (18255)
 Les Aix-d'Angillon (18003)
 Levet (18126)
 Lissay-Lochy (18129)
 Lugny-Champagne (18132)
 Lunery (18133)
 Léré (18125)
 Mareuil-sur-Arnon (18137)
 Marmagne (18138)
 Marseilles-lès-Aubigny (18139)
 Menetou-Râtel (18144)
 Menetou-Salon (18145)
 Montigny (18151)
 Morogues (18156)
 Morthomiers (18157)
 Moulins-sur-Yèvre (18158)
 Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre (18146)
 Neuilly-en-Sancerre (18162)
 Neuvy-Deux-Clochers (18163)
 Nohant-en-Goût (18166)
 Osmoy (18174)
 Parassy (18176)
 Pigny (18179)
 Plaimpied-Givaudins (18180)
 Plou (18181)
 Poisieux (18182)
 Primelles (18188)
 Précy (18184)
 Quantilly (18189)
 Rians (18194)
 Saint-Ambroix (18198)
 Saint-Bouize (18200)
 Saint-Caprais (18201)
 Saint-Céols (18202)
 Saint-Doulchard (18205)
 Saint-Florent-sur-Cher (18207)
 Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon (18211)
 Saint-Germain-du-Puy (18213)
 Saint-Just (18218)
 Saint-Léger-le-Petit (18220)
 Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny (18223)
 Saint-Martin-des-Champs (18224)
 Saint-Michel-de-Volangis (18226)
 Saint-Palais (18229)
 Saint-Satur (18233)
 Saint-Éloy-de-Gy (18206)
 Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois (18208)
 Sainte-Lunaise (18222)
 Sainte-Solange (18235)
 Saligny-le-Vif (18239)
 Sancergues (18240)
 Sancerre (18241)
 Santranges (18243)
 Saugy (18244)
 Savigny-en-Sancerre (18246)
 Savigny-en-Septaine (18247)
 Senneçay (18248)
 Sens-Beaujeu (18249)
 Soulangis (18253)
 Soye-en-Septaine (18254)
 Subligny (18256)
 Sury-en-Vaux (18258)
 Sury-près-Léré (18257)
 Sury-ès-Bois (18259)
 Sévry (18251)
 Thauvenay (18262)
 Thou (18264)
 Trouy (18267)
 Vailly-sur-Sauldre (18269)
 Vasselay (18271)
 Veaugues (18272)
 Verdigny (18274)
 Vignoux-sous-les-Aix (18280)
 Villabon (18282)
 Villegenon (18284)
 Villeneuve-sur-Cher (18285)
 Villequiers (18286)
 Vinon (18287)
 Vorly (18288)
 Vornay (18289)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Cher department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Bourges