Touchay

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Marilyne Brossat^[1]Area23.41 km² (9.04 sq mi)Population228 • Density9.7/km² (25/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation161–246 m (528–807 ft)
(avg. 245 m or 804 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of the river Arnon, about 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges on the D69 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	322	—
1968	342	+6.2%
1975	286	−16.4%
1982	298	+4.2%
1990	286	−4.0%
1999	297	+3.8%
2008	287	−3.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century manorhouse de l’Asnerie.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of l'Isle-sur-Arnon.

Personalities

• Maurice Utrillo, artist, lived here and created a painting of the village square.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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