Ainay-le-Vieil
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant | |
| Community association | Berry Grand Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ E | |
| height | 153-212 m | |
| surface | 13.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 186 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18200 | |
| INSEE code | 18002 | |
Ainay-le-Vieil is a French municipality with 186 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the canton of Châteaumeillant (until 2015: canton of Saulzais-le-Potier ).
geography
Ainay-le-Vieil is located about 50 kilometers south-southeast of Bourges on the Cher , which borders the municipality in the north and east. Ainay-le-Vieil is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Drevant and Colombiers in the north, Coust in the east and northeast, Lételon in the east, La Perche in the south and southeast, La Celette in the south and west, and Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux and La Groutte in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 306 | 245 | 193 | 182 | 170 | 198 | 194 | 203 |
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Attractions
- Saint Martin church from the 13th century
- Castle, monument historique since 1968
Monumental cross and Saint-Martin church
Ainay-le-Vieil castle
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 961-966.
