Touchay

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Touchay

Commune

An old postcard view of the church of Saint-Martin, in Touchay, circa. 1900

Location of Touchay

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Coordinates: 46°42′47″N 2°12′45″E﻿ / ﻿46.7131°N 2.2125°E﻿ / 46.7131; 2.2125
Country| France
Region| Centre-Val de Loire
Department| Cher
Arrondissement| Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton| Châteaumeillant
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Marilyne Brossat[1]

Area

| 23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 224
• Density| 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code|

18266 /18160

Elevation| 161–246 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

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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

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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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

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* 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

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

## See also

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* Communes of the Cher department

## 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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

## External links

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Communes of the Cher department

* Achères
* Ainay-le-Vieil
* Les Aix-d'Angillon
* Allogny
* Allouis
* Annoix
* Apremont-sur-Allier
* Arçay
* Arcomps
* Ardenais
* Argent-sur-Sauldre
* Argenvières
* Arpheuilles
* Assigny
* Aubigny-sur-Nère
* Aubinges
* Augy-sur-Aubois
* Avord
* Azy
* Bannay
* Bannegon
* Barlieu
* Baugy
* Beddes
* Beffes
* Belleville-sur-Loire
* Bengy-sur-Craon
* Berry-Bouy
* Bessais-le-Fromental
* Blancafort
* Blet
* Boulleret
* Bourgespref
* Bouzais
* Brécy
* Brinay
* Brinon-sur-Sauldre
* Bruère-Allichamps
* Bué
* Bussy
* La Celette
* La Celle
* La Celle-Condé
* Cerbois
* Chalivoy-Milon
* Chambon
* La Chapelle-d'Angillon
* La Chapelle-Hugon
* La Chapelle-Montlinard
* La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
* La Chapelotte
* Charenton-du-Cher
* Charentonnay
* Charly
* Chârost
* Chassy
* Châteaumeillant
* Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
* Le Châtelet
* Chaumont
* Chaumoux-Marcilly
* Le Chautay
* Chavannes
* Chéry
* Chezal-Benoît
* Civray
* Clémont
* Cogny
* Colombiers
* Concressault
* Contres
* Cornusse
* Corquoy
* Couargues
* Cours-les-Barres
* Coust
* Couy
* Crézançay-sur-Cher
* Crézancy-en-Sancerre
* Croisy
* Crosses
* Cuffy
* Culan
* Dampierre-en-Crot
* Dampierre-en-Graçay
* Drevant
* Dun-sur-Auron
* Ennordres
* Épineuil-le-Fleuriel
* Étréchy
* Farges-Allichamps
* Farges-en-Septaine
* Faverdines
* Feux
* Flavigny
* Foëcy
* Fussy
* Gardefort
* Garigny
* Genouilly
* Germigny-l'Exempt
* Givardon
* Graçay
* Groises
* Gron
* Grossouvre
* La Groutte
* La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
* Henrichemont
* Herry
* Humbligny
* Ids-Saint-Roch
* Ignol
* Ineuil
* Ivoy-le-Pré
* Jalognes
* Jars
* Jouet-sur-l'Aubois
* Jussy-Champagne
* Jussy-le-Chaudrier
* Lantan
* Lapan
* Lazenay
* Léré
* Levet
* Lignières
* Limeux
* Lissay-Lochy
* Loye-sur-Arnon
* Lugny-Champagne
* Lunery
* Lury-sur-Arnon
* Maisonnais
* Marçais
* Mareuil-sur-Arnon
* Marmagne
* Marseilles-lès-Aubigny
* Massay
* Mehun-sur-Yèvre
* Meillant
* Menetou-Couture
* Menetou-Râtel
* Menetou-Salon
* Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
* Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
* Méreau
* Méry-ès-Bois
* Méry-sur-Cher
* Montigny
* Montlouis
* Morlac
* Mornay-Berry
* Mornay-sur-Allier
* Morogues
* Morthomiers
* Moulins-sur-Yèvre
* Nançay
* Nérondes
* Neuilly-en-Dun
* Neuilly-en-Sancerre
* Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
* Neuvy-le-Barrois
* Neuvy-sur-Barangeon
* Nohant-en-Goût
* Nohant-en-Graçay
* Le Noyer
* Nozières
* Oizon
* Orcenais
* Orval
* Osmery
* Osmoy
* Ourouer-les-Bourdelins
* Parassy
* Parnay
* La Perche
* Pigny
* Plaimpied-Givaudins
* Plou
* Poisieux
* Le Pondy
* Précy
* Presly
* Preuilly
* Préveranges
* Primelles
* Quantilly
* Quincy
* Raymond
* Reigny
* Rezay
* Rians
* Sagonne
* Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers
* Saint-Amand-Montrondsubpr
* Saint-Ambroix
* Saint-Baudel
* Saint-Bouize
* Saint-Caprais
* Saint-Céols
* Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
* Saint-Denis-de-Palin
* Saint-Doulchard
* Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois
* Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
* Sainte-Montaine
* Sainte-Solange
* Sainte-Thorette
* Saint-Florent-sur-Cher
* Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
* Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée
* Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon
* Saint-Germain-des-Bois
* Saint-Germain-du-Puy
* Saint-Hilaire-de-Court
* Saint-Hilaire-de-Gondilly
* Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières
* Saint-Jeanvrin
* Saint-Just
* Saint-Laurent
* Saint-Léger-le-Petit
* Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
* Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
* Saint-Martin-des-Champs
* Saint-Maur
* Saint-Michel-de-Volangis
* Saint-Outrille
* Saint-Palais
* Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
* Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
* Saint-Priest-la-Marche
* Saint-Satur
* Saint-Saturnin
* Saint-Symphorien
* Saint-Vitte
* Sancergues
* Sancerre
* Sancoins
* Santranges
* Saugy
* Saulzais-le-Potier
* Savigny-en-Sancerre
* Savigny-en-Septaine
* Senneçay
* Sens-Beaujeu
* Serruelles
* Sévry
* Sidiailles
* Soulangis
* Soye-en-Septaine
* Le Subdray
* Subligny
* Sury-en-Vaux
* Sury-ès-Bois
* Sury-près-Léré
* Tendron
* Thaumiers
* Thauvenay
* Thénioux
* Thou
* Torteron
* Touchay
* Trouy
* Uzay-le-Venon
* Vailly-sur-Sauldre
* Vallenay
* Vasselay
* Veaugues
* Venesmes
* Verdigny
* Vereaux
* Vernais
* Verneuil
* Vesdun
* Vierzonsubpr
* Vignoux-sous-les-Aix
* Vignoux-sur-Barangeon
* Villabon
* Villecelin
* Villegenon
* Villeneuve-sur-Cher
* Villequiers
* Vinon
* Vorly
* Vornay
* Vouzeron

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