Parassy

Parassy
Coat of arms
Parassy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Parassy
Coordinates: 47°14′02″N 2°32′54″E / 47.2339°N 2.5483°ECoordinates: 47°14′02″N 2°32′54″E / 47.2339°N 2.5483°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Les Aix-d'Angillon
Intercommunality	Terroirs d’Angillon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Roger Ledoux
Area^1	26.02 km^2 (10.05 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	412
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18176 / 18220
Elevation	173–348 m (568–1,142 ft) (avg. 263 m or 863 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.

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

Geography

A winegrowing, farming and forestry area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D33 and the D25 roads. The grapes grown here are used for Ménétou-Salon AOC wine.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	309	—
1968	346	+12.0%
1975	293	−15.3%
1982	346	+18.1%
1990	458	+32.4%
1999	423	−7.6%
2008	412	−2.6%

Sights

• A nineteenth-century chateau.
• Holy Trinity church, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Parassy on the Quid website (French)