Pigny

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Patrick Richard^[1]Area8.08 km² (3.12 sq mi)Population981 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation144–213 m (472–699 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated some 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D11 and the D131 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	343	—
1968	361	+5.2%
1975	428	+18.6%
1982	597	+39.5%
1990	674	+12.9%
1999	715	+6.1%
2008	740	+3.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The nineteenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References