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Massay

Coordinates: 47°09′17″N 1°59′36″E / 47.1547°N 1.9933°E / 47.1547; 1.9933
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Massay
The Abbey of Saint-Martin
The Abbey of Saint-Martin
Coat of arms of Massay
Location of Massay
Map
Massay is located in France
Massay
Massay
Massay is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Massay
Massay
Coordinates: 47°09′17″N 1°59′36″E / 47.1547°N 1.9933°E / 47.1547; 1.9933
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonMehun-sur-Yèvre
IntercommunalityCC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Lévêque[1]
Area
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47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,348
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18140 /18120
Elevation99–164 m (325–538 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets, the commune is situated by the banks of the river Garreau some 8 miles (13 km) south of Vierzon, at the junction of the A20 and the D75 roads.

Transport

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From Monday to Saturday there are a few buses to and from Vierzon.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,258—    
19681,324+5.2%
19751,251−5.5%
19821,339+7.0%
19901,354+1.1%
19991,335−1.4%
20081,418+6.2%

Sights

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  • The church of St. Paxent, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The thirteenth-century abbey buildings (Salle capitulaire). See Simon-Jérôme Bourlet de Vauxcelles, abbot of Massay
  • The twelfth-century chapel of Saint-Loup.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ http://www.lignes18.fr/PDF/fiches-horaires/235.pdf [bare URL PDF]