Lazenay

Lazenay
The church in Lazenay
Lazenay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Lazenay
Coordinates: 47°04′19″N 2°03′41″E / 47.0719°N 2.0614°ECoordinates: 47°04′19″N 2°03′41″E / 47.0719°N 2.0614°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Lury-sur-Arnon
Intercommunality	Vals de Cher et d'Arnon
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Aujard
Area^1	30.74 km^2 (11.87 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	355
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18124 / 18120
Elevation	107–153 m (351–502 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated at the confluence of the rivers Arnon and Théols, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Vierzon at the junction of the D18, D23, D918 and the D229 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	387	—
1968	413	+6.7%
1975	337	−18.4%
1982	300	−11.0%
1990	326	+8.7%
1999	354	+8.6%
2008	355	+0.3%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The château of La Ferté, built in 1659.
• Two watermills.

Personalities

• Rémy Pointereau, politician, was born here on 30 March 1953.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Lazenay on the Quid website (French)