Foëcy

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

Foëcy
Commune
Railway station
Location of Foëcy
Foëcy
Foëcy
Coordinates: 47°10′41″N 2°09′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonMehun-sur-Yèvre
IntercommunalityCC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Patrick Tournant
Area
1
16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,085
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18096 /18500
Elevation97–127 m (318–417 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets, situated in the valleys of both the river Yèvre and the Cher, some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Vierzon at the junction of the D60 and the D30 roads. The disused Canal de Berry, the A71 and the TER railway all pass through the territory of the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,632—    
19681,701+4.2%
19752,010+18.2%
19822,185+8.7%
19902,083−4.7%
19992,003−3.8%
20082,071+3.4%

Sights
The tomb of ceramicist Louis Lourioux
  • A war memorial.
  • The tomb of Louis Lourioux (French link)
  • The church of St. Denis, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau, with parts from a feudal castle.
  • A museum of porcelain.

See also

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