Houssay (Loir-et-Cher)

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Houssay
Houssay Coat of Arms
Houssay (France)
Houssay
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement Vendôme
Canton Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Community association Territoires Vendômois
Coordinates 47 ° 45 '  N , 0 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 45 '  N , 0 ° 56'  E
height 75-137 m
surface 16.56 km 2
Residents 387 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 23 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 41800
INSEE code

Houssay is a commune with 387 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vendôme and is part of the canton of Montoire-sur-le-Loir . The inhabitants are called Houssayens .

geography

Houssay is about 45 kilometers northwest of Blois . Houssay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Rimay in the north and north-west, Thoré-la-Rochette in the north and north-east, Villiersfaux in the east, Ambloy in the south and south-east, Prunay-Cassereau in the south, Sasnières in the west and south-west and Villavard in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
422 384 368 354 346 371 368 381
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Jacques church from the 11th century
View of the Saint-Jacques church

Web links

Commons : Houssay  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files