Quincy, Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Pascal Rapin^[1]Area18.19 km² (7.02 sq mi)Population824 • Density45/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation103–136 m (338–446 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Quincy is a village located at 10 km of Vierzon and Bourges. Mehun-sur-Yèvre (5000 inhabitants) is a medium-size town located near Quincy. It is famous for its castle, built by King Charles VII. The river Cher flows through Quincy.

A valley area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated by the river Cher, some 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Vierzon at the junction of the D27 and the D20 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	714	—
1968	727	+1.8%
1975	783	+7.7%
1982	759	−3.1%
1990	812	+7.0%
1999	775	−4.6%
2008	833	+7.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

External links

• Media related to Quincy (Cher) at Wikimedia Commons