Brinay, Cher

Brinay
Brinay

Coordinates: 47°10′42″N 2°07′43″E / 47.1783°N 2.1286°E / 47.1783; 2.1286Coordinates: 47°10′42″N 2°07′43″E / 47.1783°N 2.1286°E / 47.1783; 2.1286
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Vierzon
Canton Lury-sur-Arnon
Intercommunality Vals de Cher et d'Arnon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Baucher
Area1 29.48 km2 (11.38 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 503
  Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18036 / 18120
Elevation 97–137 m (318–449 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and five hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Cher some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Vierzon, at the junction of the D30, D18e and the D27 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962300    
1968318+6.0%
1975329+3.5%
1982452+37.4%
1990546+20.8%
1999467−14.5%
2008503+7.7%

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