Chançay
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Vouvray | |
| Community association | Touraine Est Vallées | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 52' E | |
| height | 54-115 m | |
| surface | 15.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,137 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37210 | |
| INSEE code | 37052 | |
| Website | http://www.chancay.net/ | |
Chançay is a French commune with 1,137 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Tours and the Canton of Vouvray . The inhabitants are called Chancéens .
geography
Chançay is located about fifteen kilometers east-northeast of Tours in the Touraine countryside on the Brenne River . Chançay is surrounded by the neighboring communities Reugny in the north, Nazelles-Négron in the east and south-east, Noizay in the south and Vernou-sur-Brenne in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 615 | 579 | 603 | 814 | 894 | 947 | 1000 | 1137 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Valmer Castle from the 16th century, monument historique since 1930
- Monfort mansion from the 16th century, monument historique since 1947
Saint-Pierre church
Valmer Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 1367-1369.
Web links
Commons : Chançay - collection of images, videos and audio files
