Vallenay

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Marina Dupuy^[1]Area25.66 km² (9.91 sq mi)Population700 • Density27/km² (71/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation138–226 m (453–741 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D3 with the D38 road. The A71 autoroute runs through the commune’s eastern territory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	963	—
1968	1,009	+4.8%
1975	1,021	+1.2%
1982	833	−18.4%
1990	857	+2.9%
1999	709	−17.3%
2008	697	−1.7%

Sights

• The priory church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau of Bigny.
• The chateau du Preuil.
• A forge ‘La Petite Forge’ at Bigny.
• Old limekilns.
• A seventeenth-century chapel at Bigny.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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