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class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Bourges</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC" title="بورج – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بورج" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burch_(Francia)" title="Burch (Francia) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Burch (Francia)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj" title="Burj – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Burj" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%98" title="بورژ – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بورژ" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bm mw-list-item"><a href="https://bm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Bambara" lang="bm" hreflang="bm" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Bamanankan" data-language-local-name="Bambara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bamanankan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B6" title="Бурж – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Бурж" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B6" title="Бурж – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Бурж" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B6" title="Бурж – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бурж" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B6" title="Бурж – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Бурж" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B6" title="Μπουρζ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μπουρζ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%98" title="بورژ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بورژ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B6%80%EB%A5%B4%EC%A3%BC" title="부르주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="부르주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%AA" title="Բուրժ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բուրժ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B6" title="Бурж – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Бурж" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%96%27" title="בורז' – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בורז'" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B6" title="Бурж – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Бурж" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avaricum_Biturigum" title="Avaricum Biturigum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Avaricum Biturigum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bur%C5%BEa" title="Burža – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Burža" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bur%C5%BEas" title="Buržas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Buržas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC" title="بورج – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بورج" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burges" title="Burges – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Burges" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B6" title="Бурж – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бурж" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Bourges" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li 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class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bourges&params=47.0844_N_2.3964_E_type:city(63702)_region:FR-CVL"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">47°05′04″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°23′47″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">47.0844°N 2.3964°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">47.0844; 2.3964</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_France" title="Regions of France">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Centre-Val_de_Loire" title="Centre-Val de Loire">Centre-Val de Loire</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_France" title="Departments of France">Department</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cher_(department)" title="Cher (department)">Cher</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Arrondissements_of_France" title="Arrondissements of France">Arrondissement</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Bourges" title="Arrondissement of Bourges">Bourges</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Communes_of_France#Intercommunality" title="Communes of France">Intercommunality</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Communaut%C3%A9_d%27agglom%C3%A9ration_Bourges_Plus" title="Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus">CA Bourges Plus</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(2020–2026) </span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yann_Galut&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yann Galut (page does not exist)">Yann Galut</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q2507343#sitelinks-wikipedia" class="extiw" title="d:Special:EntityPage/Q2507343"><span title=""Yann Galut" in other languages">Wikidata</span></a>]</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup><b>1</b></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">68.74 km<sup>2</sup> (26.54 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2021)<sup id="cite_ref-popleg2021_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popleg2021-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">63,702</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">930/km<sup>2</sup> (2,400/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Berruyers</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B01:00" title="UTC+01:00">UTC+01:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B02:00" title="UTC+02:00">UTC+02:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">CEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/INSEE_code" title="INSEE code">INSEE</a>/Postal code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=COM-18033">18033</a> /18000</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">120–169 m (394–554 ft) <br />(avg. 153 m or 502 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ville-bourges.fr/_en/site/introduction">http://www.ville-bourges.fr/_en/site/introduction</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><sup><b>1</b></sup> French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km<sup>2</sup> (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bourges</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/ʊər/: 'our' in 'tour'">ʊər</span><span title="/ʒ/: 's' in 'pleasure'">ʒ</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">BOORZH</span></i></a>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">French:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[buʁʒ]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" 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href="/wiki/File:LL-Q150_(fra)-Jules78120-Bourges.wav" title="File:LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-Bourges.wav">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) is a commune in central <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> on the river <a href="/wiki/Y%C3%A8vre_(Cher)" title="Yèvre (Cher)">Yèvre</a>. It is the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_France" title="Departments of France">department</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cher_(department)" title="Cher (department)">Cher</a>, and also was the capital city of the former <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_France" title="Provinces of France">province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Berry_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Berry (province)">Berry</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Bourges" title="Timeline of Bourges">Timeline of Bourges</a></div> <p>The name of the commune derives either from the <a href="/wiki/Bituriges_Cubi" title="Bituriges Cubi">Bituriges</a>, the name of the original inhabitants, or from the <a href="/wiki/Germanic_languages" title="Germanic languages">Germanic</a> word <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burg" class="extiw" title="wikt:burg">Burg</a></i> (French: <i>bourg</i>; Spanish: <i>burgo</i>; English, others: <i><a href="/wiki/Burgh" title="Burgh">burgh</a></i>, <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/berg" class="extiw" title="wikt:berg">berg</a></i>, or <i><a href="/wiki/Borough" title="Borough">borough</a></i>), for "hill" or "village". The <a href="/wiki/Celt" class="mw-redirect" title="Celt">Celts</a> called it <i>Avaricon</i>; <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>-speakers: <i><a href="/wiki/Avaricum" title="Avaricum">Avaricum</a></i>. In the fourth century BC, as in the time of <a href="/wiki/Julius_Caesar" title="Julius Caesar">Caesar</a>, the area around it was the center of a Gallic (Celtic) confederacy. </p><p>In 52 BC, the sixth year of the <a href="/wiki/Gallic_Wars" title="Gallic Wars">Gallic Wars</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/Gaul" title="Gaul">Gauls</a> implemented a <a href="/wiki/Scorched-earth" class="mw-redirect" title="Scorched-earth">scorched-earth</a> policy to try to deny Caesar's forces supplies, the inhabitants of Avaricum convinced the council not to have their town burned.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was temporarily spared due to its good defences provided by the surrounding marshes, by a river that nearly encircled it, and by a strong southern wall. Julius Caesar's forces, nevertheless, captured and destroyed the town, killing all but 800 of its inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rome reconstructed Avaricum as a Roman town, with a monumental gate, <a href="/wiki/Roman_aqueduct" title="Roman aqueduct">aqueducts</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thermae" title="Thermae">thermae</a></i> and an amphitheatre; it reached a greater size than it would attain during the Middle Ages. The massive walls surrounding the late-Roman town, enclosing 40 hectares, were built in part with stone re-used from earlier public buildings. </p><p>The third-century AD <a href="/wiki/Ursinus_of_Bourges" title="Ursinus of Bourges">Saint Ursinus</a>, also known as Saint Ursin, is considered<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (November 2013)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> the first bishop of the town. Bourges functions as the seat of an <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Bourges" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges">archbishopric</a>. During the 8th century Bourges lay on the northern fringes of the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Aquitaine" title="Duchy of Aquitaine">Duchy of Aquitaine</a> and was therefore the first town to come under Frankish attacks when the <a href="/wiki/Franks" title="Franks">Franks</a> crossed the Loire. The Frankish <a href="/wiki/Charles_Martel" title="Charles Martel">Charles Martel</a> captured the town in 731, but Duke <a href="/wiki/Odo_the_Great" title="Odo the Great">Odo the Great</a> of Aquitaine immediately re-took it. It remained under the rule of counts who pledged allegiance to the Aquitanian dukes up to the destructive <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Bourges_(762)" title="Siege of Bourges (762)">siege</a> by the Frankish King <a href="/wiki/Pepin_the_Short" title="Pepin the Short">Pepin the Short</a> in 762, when <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Vasconia" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Vasconia">Basque</a> troops are found defending the town along with its count. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plan_de_la_cathedrale_Bourges_1820_Archives_nationales_France.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Plan_de_la_cathedrale_Bourges_1820_Archives_nationales_France.jpg/220px-Plan_de_la_cathedrale_Bourges_1820_Archives_nationales_France.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Plan_de_la_cathedrale_Bourges_1820_Archives_nationales_France.jpg/330px-Plan_de_la_cathedrale_Bourges_1820_Archives_nationales_France.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Plan_de_la_cathedrale_Bourges_1820_Archives_nationales_France.jpg/440px-Plan_de_la_cathedrale_Bourges_1820_Archives_nationales_France.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3666" data-file-height="2559" /></a><figcaption> Bourges in 1820</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>, Bourges served as the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Viscount" title="Viscount">Viscounty</a> of Bourges until 1101. In the fourteenth century, it became the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Berry" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchy of Berry">Duchy of Berry</a> (established in 1360). The future king of France, <a href="/wiki/Charles_VII_of_France" title="Charles VII of France">Charles VII</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 1422–1461</span>), sought refuge there in the 1420s during the <a href="/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War_(1415%E2%80%931453)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hundred Years' War (1415–1453)">Hundred Years' War</a>. His son, <a href="/wiki/Louis_XI" title="Louis XI">Louis XI</a>, was born there in 1423. In 1438, Charles VII decreed the <a href="/wiki/Pragmatic_Sanction_of_Bourges" title="Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges">Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges</a>. During this period, Bourges was a major centre of <a href="/wiki/Alchemy" title="Alchemy">alchemy</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1487, a third of Bourges was destroyed by fire, after which the economic decline of the city started.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Gothic_architecture" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic</a> <a href="/wiki/Bourges_Cathedral" title="Bourges Cathedral">Cathedral of Saint Étienne</a>, begun at the end of the twelfth century, ranks as a <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Site</a>. It is considered<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (May 2019)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> one of the earliest examples of the <a href="/wiki/High_Gothic" title="High Gothic">High Gothic</a> style of the thirteenth century.<sup id="cite_ref-destination_360_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-destination_360-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bourges has a long tradition of art and history. Apart from the cathedral, other sites of importance include the 15th-century <a href="/wiki/Palais_Jacques_C%C5%93ur" class="mw-redirect" title="Palais Jacques Cœur">Palais Jacques Cœur</a> and a sixty-five-hectare district of half-timbered houses and fine <a href="/wiki/Townhouse_(Great_Britain)" title="Townhouse (Great Britain)">town-houses</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:30em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding:0 0.5em"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1793 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">15,964</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1800 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">16,330</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.32%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1806 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">17,552</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.21%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1821 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">18,910</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.50%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1831 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">19,730</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.43%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1836 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">25,324</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+5.12%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1841 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">22,826</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.06%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1846 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">24,799</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.67%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1851 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">25,037</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.19%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1856 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">26,799</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.37%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1861 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">28,064</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.93%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1866 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">30,119</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.42%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1872 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">31,312</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.65%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1876 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">35,785</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.39%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1881 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">40,217</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+2.36%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1886 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">42,829</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.27%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1891 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">45,342</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.15%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1896 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">43,587</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.79%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1901 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">46,551</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.32%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1906 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">44,133</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−1.06%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1911 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">45,735</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.72%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1921 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">45,942</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.05%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1926 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">44,245</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.75%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1931 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">45,067</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.37%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1936 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">49,263</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.80%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1946 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">51,040</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.35%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1954 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">53,879</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.68%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1962 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">60,632</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.49%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1968 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">70,814</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.62%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1975 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">77,300</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.26%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1982 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">76,432</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.16%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">75,609</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.14%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1999 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">72,480</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.47%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2007 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">71,155</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.23%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2012 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">66,666</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−1.29%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2017 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">64,551</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.64%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000)"><div class="center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100%;margin:0;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="mbox-text-span">Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: EHESS<sup id="cite_ref-ehess_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ehess-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and INSEE (1968–2017)<sup id="cite_ref-pophist_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pophist-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bourges sits at the river junction where the <a href="/wiki/Auron_(river)" title="Auron (river)">Auron</a> flows into the <a href="/wiki/Y%C3%A8vre_(Cher)" title="Yèvre (Cher)">Yèvre</a>. The disused <a href="/wiki/Canal_de_Berry" title="Canal de Berry">Canal de Berry</a> follows alongside the course of the Auron through Bourges. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bourges, located in the center of <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, away from the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a>, features a typical <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate"><i>degraded oceanic climate</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>: <i>Cfb</i>), characterized by colder, drier winters and warmer, wetter summers than the oceanic climate. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Bourges (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1945–present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.6<br />(63.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.0<br />(89.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF0D00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.5<br />(103.1) </td> <td style="background: #FC0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.7<br />(107.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF0B00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.9<br />(103.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF2300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.4<br />(97.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.9<br />(89.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0<br />(68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FC0000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">41.7<br />(107.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4<br />(45.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9<br />(48.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC388; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.1<br />(55.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.3<br />(61.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9327; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.1<br />(68.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.8<br />(74.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.1<br />(71.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2<br />(52.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9<br />(46.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA56; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">16.7<br />(62.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.5<br />(40.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.1<br />(41.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4<br />(47.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1<br />(52.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB871; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.8<br />(58.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.4<br />(65.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(68.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(68.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA56; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.7<br />(62.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.9<br />(55.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9<br />(46.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">12.1<br />(53.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.6<br />(34.9) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4<br />(34.5) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7<br />(38.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.8<br />(42.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFDCBA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5<br />(49.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.0<br />(55.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB871; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.8<br />(58.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.7<br />(58.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.3<br />(52.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE3C7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5<br />(47.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2<br />(36.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.6<br />(45.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−20.4<br />(−4.7) </td> <td style="background: #8E8EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−16.4<br />(2.5) </td> <td style="background: #A9A9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−11.3<br />(11.7) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.8<br />(25.2) </td> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.6<br />(27.3) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.8<br />(35.2) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.0<br />(23.0) </td> <td style="background: #B5B5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−9.1<br />(15.6) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−14.0<br />(6.8) </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−20.4<br />(−4.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #A8FFA8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.0<br />(2.28) </td> <td style="background: #ABFFAB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.0<br />(2.01) </td> <td style="background: #B0FFB0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.8<br />(2.08) </td> <td style="background: #9FFF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.0<br />(2.44) </td> <td style="background: #8DFF8D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.9<br />(2.99) </td> <td style="background: #A5FFA5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.4<br />(2.30) </td> <td style="background: #A0FFA0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.5<br />(2.50) </td> <td style="background: #AFFFAF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.5<br />(2.11) </td> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.7<br />(2.23) </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.2<br />(2.92) </td> <td style="background: #94FF94; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.3<br />(2.73) </td> <td style="background: #9AFF9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.4<br />(2.65) </td> <td style="background: #A1FFA1; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">742.7<br />(29.24) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #7171FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5 </td> <td style="background: #7D7DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #8888FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6 </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9 </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.5 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.0 </td> <td style="background: #9F9FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.7 </td> <td style="background: #9A9AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9 </td> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #6B6BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.6 </td> <td style="background: #6C6CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9 </td> <td style="background: #8484FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">117.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days </th> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.9 </td> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6 </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.0 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">.1 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0 </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.5 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7 </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">15.3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000B1; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">87 </td> <td style="background: #0000C4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82 </td> <td style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76 </td> <td style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73 </td> <td style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76 </td> <td style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">74 </td> <td style="background: #0000F6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">69 </td> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71 </td> <td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75 </td> <td style="background: #0000BC; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">84 </td> <td style="background: #0000B1; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">87 </td> <td style="background: #0000AD; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">88 </td> <td style="background: #0000CF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">79 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #777777; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">65.5 </td> <td style="background: #AEAE8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.5 </td> <td style="background: #C6C600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">155.9 </td> <td style="background: #D5D500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">185.6 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">215.6 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">227.4 </td> <td style="background: #E2E200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">248.6 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">239.8 </td> <td style="background: #D7D700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">194.0 </td> <td style="background: #B9B94C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">127.0 </td> <td style="background: #909090; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76.6 </td> <td style="background: #6C6C6C; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">59.5 </td> <td style="background: #C8C800; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,888.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: Meteociel<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snow days (1961–1990)<sup id="cite_ref-Infoclimat_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Infoclimat-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sights">Sights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bourges_place_Gordaine_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Bourges_place_Gordaine_1.jpg/220px-Bourges_place_Gordaine_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Bourges_place_Gordaine_1.jpg/330px-Bourges_place_Gordaine_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Bourges_place_Gordaine_1.jpg/440px-Bourges_place_Gordaine_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2144" data-file-height="1424" /></a><figcaption>Half-timbered houses in Place Gordaine</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jacques_C%C5%93ur%27s_palace.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jacques_C%C5%93ur%27s_palace.jpg/220px-Jacques_C%C5%93ur%27s_palace.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jacques_C%C5%93ur%27s_palace.jpg/330px-Jacques_C%C5%93ur%27s_palace.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jacques_C%C5%93ur%27s_palace.jpg/440px-Jacques_C%C5%93ur%27s_palace.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Palais_Jacques_C%C5%93ur" class="mw-redirect" title="Palais Jacques Cœur">Palais Jacques Cœur</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Its <a href="/wiki/Bourges_Cathedral" title="Bourges Cathedral">Gothic cathedral</a> (built 1195–1255) was added to the list of the <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Sites" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heritage Sites">World Heritage Sites</a> by <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> in 1992</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palais_Jacques_C%C5%93ur" class="mw-redirect" title="Palais Jacques Cœur">Palais Jacques Cœur</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Lallemant's <a href="/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_particulier" title="Hôtel particulier">hotel</a>, from the early <a href="/wiki/French_Renaissance" title="French Renaissance">French Renaissance</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Berry_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Berry (province)">Berry</a> museum, located in the <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Cujas" title="Jacques Cujas">Cujas</a>' hotel<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Est%C3%A8ve" title="Maurice Estève">Estève</a> museum, located in the so-called aldermen's hotel<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The marshes of the <a href="/wiki/Y%C3%A8vre_(Cher)" title="Yèvre (Cher)">Yèvre</a> and Voiselle rivers were listed in 2003 as a French Natural Monument or Site<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The ruins of the Gallo-Roman walls</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Conservatoire_national_du_P%C3%A9largonium" title="Conservatoire national du Pélargonium">Conservatoire national du Pélargonium</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Events">Events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Printemps_de_Bourges" title="Printemps de Bourges">Printemps de Bourges</a></i> music festival takes place in Bourges every year. </p><p>Every summer, and since 2002, Les mille univers hosts a writing workshop in collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Oulipo" title="Oulipo">Oulipo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bourges_station" title="Bourges station">Bourges station</a> offers direct railway connections to <a href="/wiki/Orl%C3%A9ans" title="Orléans">Orléans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tours" title="Tours">Tours</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyon" title="Lyon">Lyon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nantes" title="Nantes">Nantes</a> and several regional destinations. The <a href="/wiki/A71_autoroute" title="A71 autoroute">A71</a> motorway connects Bourges with Orléans and <a href="/wiki/Clermont-Ferrand" title="Clermont-Ferrand">Clermont-Ferrand</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bourges_Airport" title="Bourges Airport">Bourges Airport</a> is a small regional airport. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport_and_recreation">Sport and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sport and recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bourges' principal football team are <a href="/wiki/Bourges_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Bourges Football">Bourges Football 18</a>. It is also home to the women's basketball club <a href="/wiki/CJM_Bourges_Basket" class="mw-redirect" title="CJM Bourges Basket">CJM Bourges Basket</a>, which has won multiple titles in domestic and European basketball. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges_XV&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bourges XV (page does not exist)">Bourges XV</a> is the premier rugby team in the region, currently playing in French National Division, Federal 3. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Bourges" title="University of Bourges">University of Bourges</a></li> <li>École des Beaux Arts (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ensa-bourges.fr">[2]</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ecole_Nationale_Sup%C3%A9rieure_d%27Ing%C3%A9nieurs_ENSI&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs ENSI (page does not exist)">Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs ENSI</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110805123520/http://www.ensi-bourges.fr/">[3]</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_towns_–_sister_cities"><span id="Twin_towns_.E2.80.93_sister_cities"></span>Twin towns – sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bourges&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Twin towns – sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_France" title="List of twin towns and sister cities in France">List of twin towns and sister cities in France</a></div> <p>Bourges is <a href="/wiki/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin towns and sister cities">twinned</a> with:<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col div-col-small" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Augsburg" title="Augsburg">Augsburg</a>, Germany</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Aveiro,_Portugal" title="Aveiro, Portugal">Aveiro</a>, Portugal</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Forl%C3%AC" title="Forlì">Forlì</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Koszalin" title="Koszalin">Koszalin</a>, Poland</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Palencia" title="Palencia">Palencia</a>, Spain</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Peterborough" title="Peterborough">Peterborough</a>, United Kingdom</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Yoshkar-Ola" title="Yoshkar-Ola">Yoshkar-Ola</a>, Russia</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine"><img alt="Ukraine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" 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<li>17th-century composer and singer <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Bourgoing_(singer)" title="François Bourgoing (singer)">François Bourgoing</a> was born in Bourges.</li> <li>The merchant <a href="/wiki/Jacques_C%C5%93ur" title="Jacques Cœur">Jacques Cœur</a> was born in Bourges.</li> <li>The manuscript illuminator <a href="/wiki/Jean_Colombe" title="Jean Colombe">Jean Colombe</a> maintained a workshop in Bourges.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Calvin" title="John Calvin">John Calvin</a> was a student in the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Bourges" title="University of Bourges">University of Bourges</a>.</li> <li>The legal expert <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Cujas" title="Jacques Cujas">Jacques Cujas</a> lived in Bourges during 1555-1557 and 1575–1590.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eustadiola" title="Eustadiola">Eustadiola</a> (594–684) was a saint and abbess.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Impressionist" class="mw-redirect" title="Impressionist">Impressionist</a> painter <a href="/wiki/Berthe_Morisot" title="Berthe Morisot">Berthe Morisot</a> was born in Bourges on 14 January 1841.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Art_Nouveau" title="Art Nouveau">Art Nouveau</a> sculptor <a href="/wiki/Julien_Causs%C3%A9" title="Julien Caussé">Julien Caussé</a> was born in Bourges in 1869.</li> <li>The philosopher <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Jank%C3%A9l%C3%A9vitch" title="Vladimir Jankélévitch">Vladimir Jankélévitch</a> (1903-1985) was born in Bourges.</li> <li>The writer and historian <a href="/wiki/Jules_Bertaut" title="Jules Bertaut">Jules Bertaut</a> (1877–1959) was born in Bourges.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ang%C3%A8le_Chevrin" title="Angèle Chevrin">Angèle Chevrin</a> (1911–1998), communist politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9atrice_Vialle" title="Béatrice Vialle">Béatrice Vialle</a>, aviator.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Imorou" title="Emmanuel Imorou">Emmanuel Imorou</a>, footballer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89milienne_Demougeot" title="Émilienne Demougeot">Émilienne Demougeot</a> (1910–1994), historian, was born in Bourges.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Bascoulard" title="Marcel Bascoulard">Marcel Bascoulard</a> (1913-1978), artist, was born outside of Bourges and resided there for most of his life.</li> <li>The mother of fictional character Gabrielle Maple hailed from Bourges in <a href="/wiki/The_Petrified_Forest" title="The Petrified Forest">The Petrified Forest</a> (1936), endearingly mispronounced "Boorgs" by the actress playing the part, <a href="/wiki/Bette_Davis" title="Bette Davis">Bette Davis</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Jacques_(historian)" class="mw-redirect" title="François Jacques (historian)">François Jacques</a> (1946–1992), historian, was born in Bourges.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnaud_Courlet_de_Vregille" title="Arnaud Courlet de Vregille">Arnaud Courlet de Vregille</a> (1958-), painter, was born in Bourges.</li> <li>Belle du Berry (born Bénédicte Grimault) (1966-2020) lead singer of Paris Combo</li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Marseille" title="Marseille">Marseille</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bouches-du-Rh%C3%B4ne" title="Bouches-du-Rhône">Bouches-du-Rhône</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caen" title="Caen">Caen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Calvados_(department)" title="Calvados (department)">Calvados</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aurillac" title="Aurillac">Aurillac</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cantal" title="Cantal">Cantal</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angoul%C3%AAme" title="Angoulême">Angoulême</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charente" title="Charente">Charente</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Rochelle" title="La Rochelle">La Rochelle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charente-Maritime" title="Charente-Maritime">Charente-Maritime</a>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bourges</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cher_(department)" title="Cher (department)">Cher</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulle" title="Tulle">Tulle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Corr%C3%A8ze" title="Corrèze">Corrèze</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajaccio" title="Ajaccio">Ajaccio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Corse-du-Sud" title="Corse-du-Sud">Corse-du-Sud</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bastia" title="Bastia">Bastia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Haute-Corse" title="Haute-Corse">Haute-Corse</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dijon" title="Dijon">Dijon</a> (<a href="/wiki/C%C3%B4te-d%27Or" title="Côte-d'Or">Côte-d'Or</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Brieuc" title="Saint-Brieuc">Saint-Brieuc</a> (<a href="/wiki/C%C3%B4tes-d%27Armor" title="Côtes-d'Armor">Côtes-d'Armor</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gu%C3%A9ret" title="Guéret">Guéret</a> (<a href="/wiki/Creuse" title="Creuse">Creuse</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A9rigueux" title="Périgueux">Périgueux</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dordogne" title="Dordogne">Dordogne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Besan%C3%A7on" title="Besançon">Besançon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Doubs" title="Doubs">Doubs</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valence_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Valence (city)">Valence</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dr%C3%B4me" title="Drôme">Drôme</a>)</li> <li><a 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(<a href="/wiki/Ille-et-Vilaine" title="Ille-et-Vilaine">Ille-et-Vilaine</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teauroux" title="Châteauroux">Châteauroux</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indre" title="Indre">Indre</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tours" title="Tours">Tours</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indre-et-Loire" title="Indre-et-Loire">Indre-et-Loire</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenoble" title="Grenoble">Grenoble</a> (<a href="/wiki/Is%C3%A8re" title="Isère">Isère</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lons-le-Saunier" title="Lons-le-Saunier">Lons-le-Saunier</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jura_(department)" title="Jura (department)">Jura</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mont-de-Marsan" title="Mont-de-Marsan">Mont-de-Marsan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Landes_(department)" title="Landes (department)">Landes</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blois" title="Blois">Blois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Loir-et-Cher" title="Loir-et-Cher">Loir-et-Cher</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-%C3%89tienne" title="Saint-Étienne">Saint-Étienne</a> (<a href="/wiki/Loire_(department)" title="Loire (department)">Loire</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Puy-en-Velay" title="Le Puy-en-Velay">Le Puy-en-Velay</a> (<a href="/wiki/Haute-Loire" title="Haute-Loire">Haute-Loire</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nantes" title="Nantes">Nantes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Loire-Atlantique" title="Loire-Atlantique">Loire-Atlantique</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orl%C3%A9ans" title="Orléans">Orléans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Loiret" title="Loiret">Loiret</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cahors" title="Cahors">Cahors</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lot_(department)" title="Lot (department)">Lot</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agen" title="Agen">Agen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lot-et-Garonne" title="Lot-et-Garonne">Lot-et-Garonne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mende,_Loz%C3%A8re" title="Mende, Lozère">Mende</a> (<a href="/wiki/Loz%C3%A8re" title="Lozère">Lozère</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angers" title="Angers">Angers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine-et-Loire" title="Maine-et-Loire">Maine-et-Loire</a>)</li> 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ach%C3%A8res,_Cher" title="Achères, Cher">Achères</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ainay-le-Vieil" title="Ainay-le-Vieil">Ainay-le-Vieil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Aix-d%27Angillon" title="Les Aix-d'Angillon">Les Aix-d'Angillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allogny" title="Allogny">Allogny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allouis" title="Allouis">Allouis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annoix" title="Annoix">Annoix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apremont-sur-Allier" title="Apremont-sur-Allier">Apremont-sur-Allier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ar%C3%A7ay,_Cher" title="Arçay, Cher">Arçay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcomps" title="Arcomps">Arcomps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ardenais" title="Ardenais">Ardenais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argent-sur-Sauldre" title="Argent-sur-Sauldre">Argent-sur-Sauldre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argenvi%C3%A8res" title="Argenvières">Argenvières</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arpheuilles,_Cher" title="Arpheuilles, Cher">Arpheuilles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assigny,_Cher" title="Assigny, Cher">Assigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aubigny-sur-N%C3%A8re" title="Aubigny-sur-Nère">Aubigny-sur-Nère</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aubinges" title="Aubinges">Aubinges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augy-sur-Aubois" title="Augy-sur-Aubois">Augy-sur-Aubois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avord" title="Avord">Avord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azy,_Cher" title="Azy, Cher">Azy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bannay,_Cher" title="Bannay, Cher">Bannay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bannegon" title="Bannegon">Bannegon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barlieu" title="Barlieu">Barlieu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baugy,_Cher" title="Baugy, Cher">Baugy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beddes" title="Beddes">Beddes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beffes" title="Beffes">Beffes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleville-sur-Loire" title="Belleville-sur-Loire">Belleville-sur-Loire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengy-sur-Craon" title="Bengy-sur-Craon">Bengy-sur-Craon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berry-Bouy" title="Berry-Bouy">Berry-Bouy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bessais-le-Fromental" title="Bessais-le-Fromental">Bessais-le-Fromental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blancafort,_Cher" title="Blancafort, Cher">Blancafort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blet" title="Blet">Blet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boulleret" title="Boulleret">Boulleret</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bourges</a><sup>pref</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bouzais" title="Bouzais">Bouzais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%A9cy,_Cher" title="Brécy, Cher">Brécy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brinay,_Cher" title="Brinay, Cher">Brinay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brinon-sur-Sauldre" title="Brinon-sur-Sauldre">Brinon-sur-Sauldre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bru%C3%A8re-Allichamps" title="Bruère-Allichamps">Bruère-Allichamps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bu%C3%A9" title="Bué">Bué</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bussy,_Cher" title="Bussy, Cher">Bussy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Celette" title="La Celette">La Celette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Celle,_Cher" title="La Celle, Cher">La Celle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Celle-Cond%C3%A9" title="La Celle-Condé">La Celle-Condé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cerbois" title="Cerbois">Cerbois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalivoy-Milon" title="Chalivoy-Milon">Chalivoy-Milon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chambon,_Cher" title="Chambon, Cher">Chambon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Chapelle-d%27Angillon" title="La Chapelle-d'Angillon">La Chapelle-d'Angillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Chapelle-Hugon" title="La Chapelle-Hugon">La Chapelle-Hugon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Chapelle-Montlinard" title="La Chapelle-Montlinard">La Chapelle-Montlinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Chapelle-Saint-Ursin" title="La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin">La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Chapelotte" title="La Chapelotte">La Chapelotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charenton-du-Cher" title="Charenton-du-Cher">Charenton-du-Cher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charentonnay" title="Charentonnay">Charentonnay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charly,_Cher" title="Charly, Cher">Charly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2rost" title="Chârost">Chârost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chassy,_Cher" title="Chassy, Cher">Chassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teaumeillant" title="Châteaumeillant">Châteaumeillant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teauneuf-sur-Cher" title="Châteauneuf-sur-Cher">Châteauneuf-sur-Cher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Ch%C3%A2telet" title="Le Châtelet">Le Châtelet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaumont,_Cher" title="Chaumont, Cher">Chaumont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaumoux-Marcilly" title="Chaumoux-Marcilly">Chaumoux-Marcilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Chautay" title="Le Chautay">Le Chautay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chavannes,_Cher" title="Chavannes, Cher">Chavannes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A9ry" title="Chéry">Chéry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chezal-Beno%C3%AEt" title="Chezal-Benoît">Chezal-Benoît</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civray,_Cher" title="Civray, Cher">Civray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cl%C3%A9mont" title="Clémont">Clémont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cogny,_Cher" title="Cogny, Cher">Cogny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombiers,_Cher" title="Colombiers, Cher">Colombiers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concressault" title="Concressault">Concressault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contres,_Cher" title="Contres, Cher">Contres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornusse" title="Cornusse">Cornusse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corquoy" title="Corquoy">Corquoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Couargues" title="Couargues">Couargues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cours-les-Barres" title="Cours-les-Barres">Cours-les-Barres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coust" title="Coust">Coust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Couy" title="Couy">Couy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cr%C3%A9zan%C3%A7ay-sur-Cher" title="Crézançay-sur-Cher">Crézançay-sur-Cher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cr%C3%A9zancy-en-Sancerre" title="Crézancy-en-Sancerre">Crézancy-en-Sancerre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croisy" title="Croisy">Croisy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crosses,_Cher" title="Crosses, Cher">Crosses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuffy,_Cher" title="Cuffy, Cher">Cuffy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culan" title="Culan">Culan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dampierre-en-Crot" title="Dampierre-en-Crot">Dampierre-en-Crot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dampierre-en-Gra%C3%A7ay" title="Dampierre-en-Graçay">Dampierre-en-Graçay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drevant" title="Drevant">Drevant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dun-sur-Auron" title="Dun-sur-Auron">Dun-sur-Auron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ennordres" title="Ennordres">Ennordres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89pineuil-le-Fleuriel" title="Épineuil-le-Fleuriel">Épineuil-le-Fleuriel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89tr%C3%A9chy,_Cher" title="Étréchy, Cher">Étréchy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farges-Allichamps" title="Farges-Allichamps">Farges-Allichamps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farges-en-Septaine" title="Farges-en-Septaine">Farges-en-Septaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faverdines" title="Faverdines">Faverdines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feux" title="Feux">Feux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flavigny,_Cher" title="Flavigny, Cher">Flavigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fo%C3%ABcy" title="Foëcy">Foëcy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fussy" title="Fussy">Fussy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardefort" title="Gardefort">Gardefort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garigny" title="Garigny">Garigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genouilly,_Cher" title="Genouilly, Cher">Genouilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germigny-l%27Exempt" title="Germigny-l'Exempt">Germigny-l'Exempt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Givardon" title="Givardon">Givardon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gra%C3%A7ay" title="Graçay">Graçay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groises" title="Groises">Groises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gron,_Cher" title="Gron, Cher">Gron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grossouvre" title="Grossouvre">Grossouvre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Groutte" title="La Groutte">La Groutte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Guerche-sur-l%27Aubois" title="La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois">La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henrichemont" title="Henrichemont">Henrichemont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herry,_Cher" title="Herry, Cher">Herry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humbligny" title="Humbligny">Humbligny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ids-Saint-Roch" title="Ids-Saint-Roch">Ids-Saint-Roch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ignol" title="Ignol">Ignol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ineuil" title="Ineuil">Ineuil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivoy-le-Pr%C3%A9" title="Ivoy-le-Pré">Ivoy-le-Pré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalognes" title="Jalognes">Jalognes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jars,_Cher" title="Jars, Cher">Jars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jouet-sur-l%27Aubois" title="Jouet-sur-l'Aubois">Jouet-sur-l'Aubois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jussy-Champagne" title="Jussy-Champagne">Jussy-Champagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jussy-le-Chaudrier" title="Jussy-le-Chaudrier">Jussy-le-Chaudrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lantan,_Cher" title="Lantan, Cher">Lantan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lapan,_Cher" title="Lapan, Cher">Lapan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lazenay" title="Lazenay">Lazenay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9r%C3%A9,_Cher" title="Léré, Cher">Léré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levet,_Cher" title="Levet, Cher">Levet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligni%C3%A8res,_Cher" title="Lignières, Cher">Lignières</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limeux,_Cher" title="Limeux, Cher">Limeux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lissay-Lochy" title="Lissay-Lochy">Lissay-Lochy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loye-sur-Arnon" title="Loye-sur-Arnon">Loye-sur-Arnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lugny-Champagne" title="Lugny-Champagne">Lugny-Champagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunery" title="Lunery">Lunery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lury-sur-Arnon" title="Lury-sur-Arnon">Lury-sur-Arnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maisonnais" title="Maisonnais">Maisonnais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%A7ais" title="Marçais">Marçais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mareuil-sur-Arnon" title="Mareuil-sur-Arnon">Mareuil-sur-Arnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marmagne,_Cher" title="Marmagne, Cher">Marmagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marseilles-l%C3%A8s-Aubigny" title="Marseilles-lès-Aubigny">Marseilles-lès-Aubigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massay" title="Massay">Massay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehun-sur-Y%C3%A8vre" title="Mehun-sur-Yèvre">Mehun-sur-Yèvre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meillant" title="Meillant">Meillant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menetou-Couture" title="Menetou-Couture">Menetou-Couture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menetou-R%C3%A2tel" title="Menetou-Râtel">Menetou-Râtel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menetou-Salon" title="Menetou-Salon">Menetou-Salon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9n%C3%A9tr%C3%A9ol-sous-Sancerre" title="Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre">Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9n%C3%A9tr%C3%A9ol-sur-Sauldre" title="Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre">Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9reau" title="Méreau">Méreau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9ry-%C3%A8s-Bois" title="Méry-ès-Bois">Méry-ès-Bois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9ry-sur-Cher" title="Méry-sur-Cher">Méry-sur-Cher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montigny,_Cher" title="Montigny, Cher">Montigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montlouis" title="Montlouis">Montlouis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morlac" title="Morlac">Morlac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mornay-Berry" title="Mornay-Berry">Mornay-Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mornay-sur-Allier" title="Mornay-sur-Allier">Mornay-sur-Allier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morogues" title="Morogues">Morogues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morthomiers" title="Morthomiers">Morthomiers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moulins-sur-Y%C3%A8vre" title="Moulins-sur-Yèvre">Moulins-sur-Yèvre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nan%C3%A7ay" title="Nançay">Nançay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C3%A9rondes" title="Nérondes">Nérondes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuilly-en-Dun" title="Neuilly-en-Dun">Neuilly-en-Dun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuilly-en-Sancerre" title="Neuilly-en-Sancerre">Neuilly-en-Sancerre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuvy-Deux-Clochers" title="Neuvy-Deux-Clochers">Neuvy-Deux-Clochers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuvy-le-Barrois" title="Neuvy-le-Barrois">Neuvy-le-Barrois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neuvy-sur-Barangeon" title="Neuvy-sur-Barangeon">Neuvy-sur-Barangeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nohant-en-Go%C3%BBt" title="Nohant-en-Goût">Nohant-en-Goût</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nohant-en-Gra%C3%A7ay" title="Nohant-en-Graçay">Nohant-en-Graçay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Noyer,_Cher" title="Le Noyer, Cher">Le Noyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nozi%C3%A8res,_Cher" title="Nozières, Cher">Nozières</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oizon" title="Oizon">Oizon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orcenais" title="Orcenais">Orcenais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orval,_Cher" title="Orval, Cher">Orval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osmery" title="Osmery">Osmery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osmoy,_Cher" title="Osmoy, Cher">Osmoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ourouer-les-Bourdelins" title="Ourouer-les-Bourdelins">Ourouer-les-Bourdelins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parassy" title="Parassy">Parassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parnay,_Cher" title="Parnay, Cher">Parnay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Perche" title="La Perche">La Perche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pigny" title="Pigny">Pigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaimpied-Givaudins" title="Plaimpied-Givaudins">Plaimpied-Givaudins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plou,_Cher" title="Plou, Cher">Plou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poisieux" title="Poisieux">Poisieux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Pondy" title="Le Pondy">Le Pondy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pr%C3%A9cy" title="Précy">Précy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presly" title="Presly">Presly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preuilly,_Cher" title="Preuilly, Cher">Preuilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pr%C3%A9veranges" title="Préveranges">Préveranges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primelles" title="Primelles">Primelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quantilly" title="Quantilly">Quantilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Cher" title="Quincy, Cher">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond,_Cher" title="Raymond, Cher">Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reigny" title="Reigny">Reigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rezay" title="Rezay">Rezay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rians,_Cher" title="Rians, Cher">Rians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagonne" title="Sagonne">Sagonne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers" title="Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers">Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Amand-Montrond" title="Saint-Amand-Montrond">Saint-Amand-Montrond</a><sup>subpr</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Ambroix,_Cher" title="Saint-Ambroix, Cher">Saint-Ambroix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Baudel" title="Saint-Baudel">Saint-Baudel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Bouize" title="Saint-Bouize">Saint-Bouize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Caprais,_Cher" title="Saint-Caprais, Cher">Saint-Caprais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-C%C3%A9ols" title="Saint-Céols">Saint-Céols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry" title="Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry">Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Denis-de-Palin" title="Saint-Denis-de-Palin">Saint-Denis-de-Palin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Doulchard" title="Saint-Doulchard">Saint-Doulchard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois" title="Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois">Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-%C3%89loy-de-Gy" title="Saint-Éloy-de-Gy">Saint-Éloy-de-Gy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sainte-Montaine" title="Sainte-Montaine">Sainte-Montaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sainte-Solange" title="Sainte-Solange">Sainte-Solange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sainte-Thorette" title="Sainte-Thorette">Sainte-Thorette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Florent-sur-Cher" title="Saint-Florent-sur-Cher">Saint-Florent-sur-Cher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux" title="Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux">Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Georges-sur-la-Pr%C3%A9e" title="Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée">Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon" title="Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon">Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Germain-des-Bois,_Cher" title="Saint-Germain-des-Bois, Cher">Saint-Germain-des-Bois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Germain-du-Puy" title="Saint-Germain-du-Puy">Saint-Germain-du-Puy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Hilaire-de-Court" title="Saint-Hilaire-de-Court">Saint-Hilaire-de-Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Hilaire-de-Gondilly" title="Saint-Hilaire-de-Gondilly">Saint-Hilaire-de-Gondilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Hilaire-en-Ligni%C3%A8res" title="Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières">Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Jeanvrin" title="Saint-Jeanvrin">Saint-Jeanvrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Just,_Cher" title="Saint-Just, Cher">Saint-Just</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Laurent,_Cher" title="Saint-Laurent, Cher">Saint-Laurent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-L%C3%A9ger-le-Petit" title="Saint-Léger-le-Petit">Saint-Léger-le-Petit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes" title="Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes">Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Martin-d%27Auxigny" title="Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny">Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Martin-des-Champs,_Cher" title="Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Cher">Saint-Martin-des-Champs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Maur,_Cher" title="Saint-Maur, 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