Assigny (Cher)

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Assigny
Assigny (France)
Assigny
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Community association Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Coordinates 47 ° 26 '  N , 2 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '  N , 2 ° 45'  E
height 213-357 m
surface 17.05 km 2
Residents 152 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 18260
INSEE code

Assigny is a French municipality with 152 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bourges and the Canton of Sancerre (until 2015: Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre ).

location

Assigny is about 48 kilometers northeast of Bourges . The Salereine river runs along the south-western boundary of the municipality , its tributary Venelle crosses the municipality. Assigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sury-ès-Bois in the north and west, Savigny-en-Sancerre in the north and east, Subligny in the south and Jars in the south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 332 294 228 207 172 167 157 161
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Saturnin church from the 12th century
  • La Vallée Castle, Monument historique
  • Le Joliveau barn
La Vallée Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 991-992.

Web links

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