Chassy, Cher

Chassy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Chassy
The Villiers windmill
Location of Chassy
Chassy
Chassy
Coordinates: 47°02′33″N 2°50′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
IntercommunalityPays de Nérondes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Paul Devoucoux
Area
1
17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
241
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18056 /18800
Elevation175–252 m (574–827 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village with one hamlet situated some 19 miles (31 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D12 with the D6 and D6e roads. The river Vauvise forms most of the commune's southern border before entering the territory of the neighbouring commune of Laverdines, then flows back north through the northwestern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962266    
1968316+18.8%
1975278−12.0%
1982231−16.9%
1990203−12.1%
1999229+12.8%
2008257+12.2%

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau de Villiers, with a windmill.
  • A seventeenth-century stone cross.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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