Parassy

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Nicole Pinson^[1]Area26.02 km² (10.05 sq mi)Population409 • Density16/km² (41/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation173–348 m (568–1,142 ft)
(avg. 263 m or 863 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Parassy (French pronunciation: [paʁasi]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A winegrowing, farming and forestry area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D33 and the D25 roads. The grapes grown here are used for Ménétou-Salon AOC wine.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	309	—
1968	346	+12.0%
1975	293	−15.3%
1982	346	+18.1%
1990	458	+32.4%
1999	423	−7.6%
2008	412	−2.6%

Sights

• A nineteenth-century chateau.
• Holy Trinity church, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References