Argenvières

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2021–2026) Francine Menard^[1]Area14.72 km² (5.68 sq mi)Population440 • Density30/km² (77/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation156–192 m (512–630 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Argenvières (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃vjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the river Loire and on the Canal latéral à la Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D45 with the D53 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	357	—
1968	403	+12.9%
1975	401	−0.5%
1982	402	+0.2%
1990	395	−1.7%
1999	435	+10.1%
2008	458	+5.3%
2015	471	+2.8%

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The château les Rauches, dating from the fourteenth century.
• The château la Charnaye, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department
• Pierre Cotignon de la Charnaye

References