Brécy (Cher)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Bourges | |
| Canton | Saint-Germain-du-Puy | |
| Community association | Terres du Haut Berry | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ' N , 2 ° 37' E | |
| height | 149-229 m | |
| surface | 39.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,013 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18220 | |
| INSEE code | 18035 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Brécy |
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Brécy is a French commune with 1,013 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . Brécy belongs to the Arrondissement of Bourges and the canton of Saint-Germain-du-Puy (until 2015: canton of Les Aix-d'Angillon ).
geography
About ten kilometers east-northeast of Bourges is Brécy in the Champagne Berrichonne . Brécy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rians in the north, Étréchy in the north-east, Villabon in the east and south-east, Farges-en-Septaine in the south, Nohant-en-Goût in the south-west and Sainte-Solange in the west and north-west.
The national route 151 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1841 | 1891 | 1896 | 1911 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 632 | 807 | 926 | 844 | 773 | 596 | 549 | 555 | 488 | 503 | 692 | 706 | 762 | 902 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Germain church from the 12th century
- Francheville Chapel from the 12th century, formerly the Command of the Knights Templar
- Guilly Mansion
- Brécy Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 45-51.
Web links
Commons : Brécy - collection of images, videos and audio files
