Chassy, Cher

Chassy
Commune
The Villiers windmill
Location of Chassy
Chassy Chassy
Coordinates: 47°02′33″N 2°50′13″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Intercommunality	Pays de Nérondes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Souchet
Area 1	17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	235
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18056 /18800
Elevation	175–252 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.

Chassy (French pronunciation: [ʃasi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	266	—
1968	316	+18.8%
1975	278	−12.0%
1982	231	−16.9%
1990	203	−12.1%
1999	229	+12.8%
2008	257	+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

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Chassy on the Quid website (in French)