Massay
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon |
| Canton | Mehun-sur-Yèvre |
| Intercommunality | CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Lévêque[1] |
Area 1 | 47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18140 /18120 |
| Elevation | 99–164 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. | |
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Massay (French pronunciation: [masɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]From Monday to Saturday there are a few buses to and from Vierzon.[2]
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,258 | — |
| 1968 | 1,324 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 1,251 | −5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,339 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 1,354 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1,335 | −1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,418 | +6.2% |
Sights
[edit | edit source]- 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
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