Chassy
The Villiers windmill
The Villiers windmill
Location of Chassy
Chassy is located in France
Chassy
Chassy
Chassy is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Chassy
Chassy
Coordinates: 47°02′33″N 2°50′13″E / 47.0425°N 2.8369°E / 47.0425; 2.8369
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
IntercommunalityPays de Nérondes
Government
  Mayor (20202026) David Souchet[1]
Area
1
17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
235
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18056 /18800
Elevation175–252 m (574–827 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chassy (French pronunciation: [ʃasi] ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming village with one hamlet situated some 19 miles (31 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D12 with the D6 and D6e roads. The river Vauvise forms most of the commune's southern border before entering the territory of the neighbouring commune of Laverdines, then flows back north through the northwestern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962266    
1968316+18.8%
1975278−12.0%
1982231−16.9%
1990203−12.1%
1999229+12.8%
2008257+12.2%

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau de Villiers, with a windmill.
  • A seventeenth-century stone cross.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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