What is Bourges?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Bourges |commune status = [[Prefectures of France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image = Kathedrale Bourges v2.jpg |image flag = Flag of Bourges.svg |image coat of arms = Blason de Bourges.svg |caption = [[Bourges Cathedral]] |arrondissement = Bourges |canton = |INSEE = 18033 |postal code = 18000 |population demonym = Berruyers |mayor = Pascal Blanc |term = 2014–2020 |intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus|CA Bourges Plus]] |coordinates = {{coord|47.0844|2.3964|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 153 |elevation min m = 120 |elevation max m = 169 |area km2 = 68.74 |population = 66786 |population date = 2009 }} {{Historical populations | state = collapsed | 1793|15964 | 1800|16330 | 1806|17552 | 1821|18910 | 1831|19730 | 1836|25324 | 1841|22826 | 1846|24799 | 1851|25037 | 1856|26799 | 1861|28064 | 1866|30119 | 1872|31312 | 1876|35785 | 1881|40217 | 1886|42829 | 1891|45342 | 1896|43587 | 1901|46551 | 1906|44133 | 1911|45735 | 1921|45942 | 1926|44245 | 1931|45067 | 1936|49263 | 1946|51040 | 1954|53879 | 1962|60632 | 1968|70814 | 1975|77300 | 1982|76432 | 1990|75609 | 1999|72434 | 2008|68980 }} [[File:Cathédrale_Saint-Étienne_7SC2336CFP.jpg|thumb|left|Saint-Etienne Cathedral]] '''Bourges''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of the [[Cher (department)|Cher]] [[Departments of France|department]]. ==Sister cities== Bourges is twinned with: * {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Augsburg]], Germany * {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Aveiro, Portugal|Aveiro]], Portugal * {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Forlì]], Italy * {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Koszalin]], Poland * {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Palencia]], Spain * {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Peterborough]], United Kingdom