Quantilly

Quantilly
Quantilly
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Quantilly
Coordinates: 47°13′30″N 2°26′44″E / 47.225°N 2.4456°ECoordinates: 47°13′30″N 2°26′44″E / 47.225°N 2.4456°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality	Terres Vives
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Béatrice Damade
Area^1	12.69 km^2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	442
• Density	35/km^2 (90/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18189 / 18110
Elevation	161–286 m (528–938 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 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.

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

Geography

An area of vineyards, forestry and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) north of Bourges, at the junction of the D16, D208 and the D59 roads. The grapes for Menetou-Salon wine are grown here.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	400	—
1968	401	+0.2%
1975	352	−12.2%
1982	346	−1.7%
1990	456	+31.8%
1999	442	−3.1%
2008	430	−2.7%

Sights

• The church of St Genou, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The nineteenth-century chateau of Champgrand.
• The eighteenth-century chateau of Quantilly.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Quantilly on the Quid website (French)