Bannay, Cher

Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 2°52′52″E / 47.3867°N 2.8811°E / 47.3867; 2.8811
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Bannay
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Bannay
Location of Bannay
Map
Bannay is located in France
Bannay
Bannay
Bannay is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Bannay
Bannay
Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 2°52′52″E / 47.3867°N 2.8811°E / 47.3867; 2.8811
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain André[1]
Area
1
25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
843
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18020 /18300
Elevation139–260 m (456–853 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bannay (French pronunciation: [banɛ] ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[edit]

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D86 with the D955 road.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962655—    
1968673+2.7%
1975737+9.5%
1982785+6.5%
1990766−2.4%
1999771+0.7%
2008771+0.0%

Places of interest[edit]

  • The church of St.Julien, dating from the 15th century.
  • Vestiges of a Roman bathhouse.
  • Three watermills, at Deza, Granger and Fricambaut.
  • An eighteenth-century château, with a park designed by Le Nôtre.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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