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:

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

## References