Lissay-Lochy

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Lissay-Lochy
Lissay-Lochy is located in France
Lissay-Lochy
Lissay-Lochy
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Location within Centre region
Lissay-Lochy is located in Centre-Val de Loire
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Levet
Intercommunality Les Rampennes
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Catherine Viau
Area1 22.06 km2 (8.52 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 229
 • Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18129 / 18340
Elevation 143–179 m (469–587 ft)
(avg. 172 m or 564 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lissay-Lochy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Rampenne, some 8 miles (13 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D2144, D34 and the D217 roads. The A71 autoroute forms much of the eastern border of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 200 —    
1968 201 +0.5%
1975 160 −20.4%
1982 142 −11.3%
1990 130 −8.5%
1999 190 +46.2%
2008 201 +5.8%

Sights

  • The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • Traces of a Roman villa at Verrieres.

See also

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