Bourges
Bourges | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
View of Bourges | |
Location of Bourges | |
| Coordinates: 47°05′04″N 2°23′47″E / 47.0844°N 2.3964°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Intercommunality | CA Bourges Plus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yann Galut |
Area 1 | 68.74 km2 (26.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 64,238 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Berruyers |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18033 /18000 |
| Elevation | 120–169 m (394–554 ft) (avg. 153 m or 502 ft) |
| Website | http://www.ville-bourges.fr/_en/site/introduction |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bourges (/bʊərʒ/ BOORZH; French: [buʁʒ] ⓘ; Borges in Berrichon) is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry.