Précy

Précy
The town hall in Précy
Précy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Précy
Coordinates: 47°06′01″N 2°55′47″E / 47.1003°N 2.9297°ECoordinates: 47°06′01″N 2°55′47″E / 47.1003°N 2.9297°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancergues
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Joël Vignel
Area^1	14.45 km^2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	236
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18184 / 18140
Elevation	168–197 m (551–646 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 23 miles (37 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D51, D920, D48 and the D81 roads. The river Vauvise forms all of the commune's northern boundary.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	320	—
1968	372	+16.3%
1975	285	−23.4%
1982	262	−8.1%
1990	301	+14.9%
1999	312	+3.7%
2008	336	+7.7%

Sights

• The church of St. Louis, dating from the sixteenth century.
• A feudal motte at the place known as Château de Faye.
• A seventeenth-century chateau.
• A converted watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Précy on the Quid website (French)