Assigny, Cher

Assigny
Chateau of La Vallée
Assigny
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Assigny
Coordinates: 47°25′42″N 2°45′20″E / 47.4283°N 2.7556°ECoordinates: 47°25′42″N 2°45′20″E / 47.4283°N 2.7556°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Intercommunality	Cœur du Pays Fort
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Guillot
Area^1	17.05 km^2 (6.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	154
• Density	9.0/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18014 / 18260
Elevation	213–357 m (699–1,171 ft) (avg. 362 m or 1,188 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.

Assigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An upland farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D47 with the D223 and the D57 roads. The commune is home to one of the highest points of the department and is the source of several streams and small rivers.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	256	—
1968	294	+14.8%
1975	228	−22.4%
1982	207	−9.2%
1990	172	−16.9%
1999	167	−2.9%
2008	154	−7.8%

Places of interest

• The church of St. Saturnin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The château de La Vallée, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Assigny on the Quid website (French)