Bourges

Bourges is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Cher department.

Bourges
Prefecture and commune
Bourges Cathedral
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bourges
Bourges Bourges
Coordinates: 47°05′04″N 2°23′47″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Intercommunality	CA Bourges Plus
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Pascal Blanc
Area 1	68.74 km2 (26.54 sq mi)
Population  (2009)	66,786
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	15,964	—
1800	16,330	+2.3%
1806	17,552	+7.5%
1821	18,910	+7.7%
1831	19,730	+4.3%
1836	25,324	+28.4%
1841	22,826	−9.9%
1846	24,799	+8.6%
1851	25,037	+1.0%
1856	26,799	+7.0%
1861	28,064	+4.7%
1866	30,119	+7.3%
1872	31,312	+4.0%
1876	35,785	+14.3%
1881	40,217	+12.4%
1886	42,829	+6.5%
1891	45,342	+5.9%
1896	43,587	−3.9%
1901	46,551	+6.8%
1906	44,133	−5.2%
1911	45,735	+3.6%
1921	45,942	+0.5%
1926	44,245	−3.7%
1931	45,067	+1.9%
1936	49,263	+9.3%
1946	51,040	+3.6%
1954	53,879	+5.6%
1962	60,632	+12.5%
1968	70,814	+16.8%
1975	77,300	+9.2%
1982	76,432	−1.1%
1990	75,609	−1.1%
1999	72,434	−4.2%
2008	68,980	−4.8%

Saint-Etienne Cathedral

Sister cities

Bourges is twinned with:

• Augsburg, Germany
• Aveiro, Portugal
• Forlì, Italy
• Koszalin, Poland
• Palencia, Spain
• Peterborough, United Kingdom
• Yoshkar-Ola, Russia