Précy

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

For other places with the same name, see Précy (disambiguation).
Précy
Commune
The town hall in Précy
Location of Précy
Précy
Précy
Coordinates: 47°06′01″N 2°55′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joël Vignel
Area
1
14.45 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
345
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18184 /18140
Elevation168–197 m (551–646 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 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 forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 23 miles (37 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D51, D920, D48 and the D81 roads. The river Vauvise forms all of the commune's northern boundary.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962320—    
1968372+16.3%
1975285−23.4%
1982262−8.1%
1990301+14.9%
1999312+3.7%
2008336+7.7%

Sights
  • The church of St. Louis, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A feudal motte at the place known as Château de Faye.
  • A seventeenth-century chateau.
  • A converted watermill.

See also

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