Touchay
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant | |
| Community association | Berry Grand Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 43 ' N , 2 ° 13' E | |
| height | 161-246 m | |
| surface | 23.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 262 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18160 | |
| INSEE code | 18266 | |
| Website | http://www.touchay.a3w.fr/ | |
 Saint-Martin church on an old postcard |
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Touchay is a French municipality with 262 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 Lignières ).
geography
Touchay is about 42 kilometers south-southwest of Bourges . The Arnon River , into which the Sinaise flows here, runs in the municipality . Touchay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lignières in the north, Ineuil in the northeast, Ids-Saint-Roch in the east, Maisonnais in the south, Rezay in the south and southwest and Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
| Residents | 362 | 342 | 286 | 298 | 286 | 297 | 279 | 268 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 15th century, monument historique since 1926
- former Saint-Jean church, café since the 19th century
- L'Isle Castle, monument historique since 1926
- Aviation Museum of the Berry
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 648-650.
Web links
Commons : Touchay - collection of images, videos and audio files
