Touchay

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Touchay
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
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Lignières
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marylin Brossat
Area
 • Land1 23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 287
 • Population2 Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
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 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
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 322—    
1968 342+6.2%
1975 286−16.4%
1982 298+4.2%
1990 286−4.0%
1999 297+3.8%
2008 287−3.4%

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

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