Parnay, Cher

Parnay
Commune
Parnay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Parnay
Coordinates: 46°50′58″N 2°34′18″E / 46.8494°N 2.5717°E / 46.8494; 2.5717Coordinates: 46°50′58″N 2°34′18″E / 46.8494°N 2.5717°E / 46.8494; 2.5717
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality CC Le Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Xavier Crépin
Area1 17.28 km2 (6.67 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 58
 • Density 3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18177 /18130
Elevation 159–181 m (522–594 ft)
(avg. 163 m or 535 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.

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

Geography

A very small farming and forestry village and one hamlet situated some 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to the east by the river Auron and the canal de Berry.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196276—    
196879+3.9%
197549−38.0%
198230−38.8%
199034+13.3%
199948+41.2%
200858+20.8%

Sights

  • The church of St. Fiacre, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The ruins of a thirteenth-century chateau at Bois-Buart.
  • The ruins of a priory.
  • Two stone crosses, one listed as a historic site.

See also

References

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