Chassy, Cher

Chassy
Chassy
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Baugy
Intercommunality	Pays de Nérondes
Mayor	Paul Devoucoux (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	175–252 m (574–827 ft) (avg. 200 m/660 ft)
Land area1	17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population2	257  (2008)
- Density	14 /km2 (36 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18056/ 18800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°02′33″N 2°50′13″E / 47.0425°N 2.83694444444°E / 47.0425; 2.83694444444

Chassy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming village with one hamlet situated some 19 miles (31 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D12 with the D6 and D6e roads. The river Vauvise forms most of the commune's southern border before entering the territory of the neighbouring commune of Laverdines, then flows back northward through the north-western part of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Chassy, Cher

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
266	316	278	231	203	229	257

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth century chateau de Villiers, with a windmill.
• A seventeenth century stone cross.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chassy on the Quid website (French)