Bannay, Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Alain André^[1]Area25.03 km² (9.66 sq mi)Population843 • Density34/km² (87/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation139–260 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.

Bannay (French pronunciation: [banɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire 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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	655	—
1968	673	+2.7%
1975	737	+9.5%
1982	785	+6.5%
1990	766	−2.4%
1999	771	+0.7%
2008	771	+0.0%

Places of interest

• The church of St.Julien, dating from the 15th century.
• Vestiges of a Roman bathhouse.
• Three watermills, at Deza, Granger and Fricambaut.
• An eighteenth-century château, with a park designed by Le Nôtre.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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