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).

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:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 18033  Bourges  66,528  Bourges-1, Bourges-2Bourges-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

References

Bourges