Surface area
7,235 km² 

Population
314,428 inhabitants

Main economic sectors
Bourges, Vierzon, St Amand-Montrond and Aubigny-sur-Nère

Economy
66,739 employees
12,199 companies

Sectors of excellence
Aeronautics/armements, mechanical engineering and metalworking, ceramics, luxury industries and logistics

Major companies
MBDA, Joskin, Giat, Auxitrol , Deshoulières, Michelin, Laiteries Hubert Triballat, Mecachrome, Paulstra, Usines de Rosières, Oxford Automotive…

Education
3,000 students
1 school of engineering (ENSIB, National Higher School of Ingeneering of Bourges)
1 IUT (University Institute of Technology)
Faculty of Law and Science
1 University Teacher-Training Institute (IUFM)
1 School of Fine Arts

R&D
3 public research institutions (CNRS, INRA and ENSI Bourges) incorporating 5 research and service units

8 technology transfer bodies and interface structures :

• CNRT Propulsion du Futur (Bourges)
• CETIOM – Interprofessional Technical Centre for Metropolitan Oil-producing Plants (Saint-Florent sur Cher)
• CETIM-CERTEC (Bourges)
• CNRI – National Centre for Industrial Risks (Bourges)
• CRITT Z3T (Vierzon)
• Sensors and Automatism Centre (Bourges)
• Proto-Centre Technological Platform (Vierzon)
• PRISME (Multidisciplinary Institute for Research into Energy, Mechanics and Systems Engineering) certified laboratory at the Bourges UIT