Touchay

Touchay
Touchay
Commune
	An old postcard view of the church of Saint-Martin, in Touchay, circa. 1900
	Location of Touchay
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	Coordinates: 46°42′47″N 2°12′45″E / 46.7131°N 2.2125°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marilyne Brossat
Area 1	23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population (2021)	228
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18266 /18160
Elevation	161–246 m (528–807 ft) ; (avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[edit]

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of the river Arnon, about 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges on the D69 road.

Population[edit]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	322	—
1968	342	+6.2%
1975	286	−16.4%
1982	298	+4.2%
1990	286	−4.0%
1999	297	+3.8%
2008	287	−3.4%

Sights[edit]

The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
The fifteenth-century manorhouse de l’Asnerie.
The fifteenth-century chateau of l'Isle-sur-Arnon.

Personalities[edit]

Maurice Utrillo, artist, lived here and created a painting of the village square.

References[edit]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links[edit]

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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