Massay
The Abbey of Saint-Martin
The Abbey of Saint-Martin
Coat of arms of Massay
Location of Massay
Massay is located in France
Massay
Massay
Massay is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Massay
Massay
Coordinates: 47°09′17″N 1°59′36″E / 47.1547°N 1.9933°E / 47.1547; 1.9933
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonMehun-sur-Yèvre
IntercommunalityCC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Dominique Lévêque[1]
Area
1
47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,348
  Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18140 /18120
Elevation99–164 m (325–538 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets, the commune is situated by the banks of the river Garreau some 8 miles (13 km) south of Vierzon, at the junction of the A20 and the D75 roads.

Transport

From Monday to Saturday there are a few buses to and from Vierzon.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,258    
19681,324+5.2%
19751,251−5.5%
19821,339+7.0%
19901,354+1.1%
19991,335−1.4%
20081,418+6.2%

Sights

  • The church of St. Paxent, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The thirteenth-century abbey buildings (Salle capitulaire). See Simon-Jérôme Bourlet de Vauxcelles, abbot of Massay
  • The twelfth-century chapel of Saint-Loup.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. http://www.lignes18.fr/PDF/fiches-horaires/235.pdf
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