Touchay

Touchay
Commune
An old postcard view of the church of Saint-Martin, in Touchay, circa. 1900
Touchay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Touchay
Coordinates: 46°42′47″N 2°12′45″E / 46.7131°N 2.2125°E / 46.7131; 2.2125Coordinates: 46°42′47″N 2°12′45″E / 46.7131°N 2.2125°E / 46.7131; 2.2125
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marylin Brossat
Area1 23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 287
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

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

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

Geography

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962322—    
1968342+6.2%
1975286−16.4%
1982298+4.2%
1990286−4.0%
1999297+3.8%
2008287−3.4%

Sights

  • 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

See also

References

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