Quantilly

Quantilly
Commune
Quantilly
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Quantilly
Coordinates: 47°13′30″N 2°26′44″E / 47.225°N 2.4456°E / 47.225; 2.4456Coordinates: 47°13′30″N 2°26′44″E / 47.225°N 2.4456°E / 47.225; 2.4456
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Béatrice Damade
Area1 12.69 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 442
 • Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18189 /18110
Elevation 161–286 m (528–938 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 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.

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

Geography

An area of vineyards, forestry and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) north of Bourges, at the junction of the D16, D208 and the D59 roads. The grapes for Menetou-Salon wine are grown here.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962400—    
1968401+0.2%
1975352−12.2%
1982346−1.7%
1990456+31.8%
1999442−3.1%
2008430−2.7%

Sights

  • The church of St Genou, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau of Champgrand.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau of Quantilly.

See also

References

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