Bannay, Cher
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bannay  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 2°52′52″E / 47.3867°N 2.8811°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Sancerre |
| Intercommunality | CC 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 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18020 /18300 |
| Elevation | 139–260 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]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 655 | — |
| 1968 | 673 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 737 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 785 | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 766 | −2.4% |
| 1999 | 771 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 771 | +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]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bannay (Cher).
- Website about Bannay Archived 18 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Bannay on the Quid website (in French)
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