Arrondissement of Bourges

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).

### 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:

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

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Bourges has 131 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18033|Bourges|66,528|Bourges-1, Bourges-2 Bourges-3, Bourges-4 || Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus||
|18205|Saint-Doulchard|9,363|Saint-Doulchard|Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus|
|18207|Saint-Florent-sur-Cher|6,616|Chârost|Fercher Pays Florentais|
|18213|Saint-Germain-du-Puy|5,063|Saint-Germain-du-Puy|Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus|
|18267|Trouy|3,917|Trouy|Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus|
|18050|La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin|3,374|Saint-Doulchard|Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus|
|18018|Avord|2,666|Avord|La Septaine|
|18223|Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny|2,312|Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny|Terres du Haut-Berry|
|18138|Marmagne|2,005|Saint-Doulchard|Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus|
|18097|Fussy|1,999|Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny|Terres du Haut-Berry|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Cher department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Bourges
- **insee**: 181
- **nbcomm**: 128
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Bourges
- **area**: 2783.9
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Bourges 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire