Quincy, Cher

Quincy
A 2007 bottle of Quincy AOC white wine
Quincy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Quincy
Coordinates: 47°08′03″N 2°09′28″E / 47.1342°N 2.1578°ECoordinates: 47°08′03″N 2°09′28″E / 47.1342°N 2.1578°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 (2008–2014)	Claude Derbez
Area^1	18.19 km^2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	833
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18190 / 18120
Elevation	103–136 m (338–446 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 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.

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

Geography

Quincy is a village located at 10 km of Vierzon and Bourges. Mehun-sur-Yèvre (5000 inhabitants)is a medium-size town located near Quincy. It is famous for it castle, built by King Charles VII. The river Cher cross Quincy.

A valley area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated by the river Cher, some 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Vierzon at the junction of the D27 and the D20 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	714	—
1968	727	+1.8%
1975	783	+7.7%
1982	759	−3.1%
1990	812	+7.0%
1999	775	−4.6%
2008	833	+7.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Quincy on the Quid website (French)