Bannay, Cher

Bannay

Railway bridge

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Bannay

Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 2°52′52″E / 47.3867°N 2.8811°ECoordinates: 47°23′12″N 2°52′52″E / 47.3867°N 2.8811°E
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Paye
Area1 25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 771
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
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 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%

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