Bannay, Cher

Bannay
Commune
Town hall

Coat of arms
Bannay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Bannay
Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 2°52′52″E / 47.3867°N 2.8811°E / 47.3867; 2.8811Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 2°52′52″E / 47.3867°N 2.8811°E / 47.3867; 2.8811
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Intercommunality CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Paye
Area1 25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 771
 • Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

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

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

  • 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

References

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