Thauvenay

Thauvenay
Thauvenay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Thauvenay
Coordinates: 47°18′20″N 2°52′08″E / 47.3056°N 2.8689°ECoordinates: 47°18′20″N 2°52′08″E / 47.3056°N 2.8689°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Benoît de Choulot
Area^1	9.86 km^2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	347
• Density	35/km^2 (91/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18262 / 18300
Elevation	142–295 m (466–968 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 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.

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

Geography

A winegrowing and farming village situated on the banks of both the river Vauvise and the Loire lateral canal, about 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D920 with the D206, D202 and the D159 roads. The commune is one of 14 permitted to grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine. The Vauvise flows northwest through the middle of the commune; the Loire forms part of its northeastern boundary.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	250	—
1968	255	+2.0%
1975	293	+14.9%
1982	274	−6.5%
1990	295	+7.7%
1999	302	+2.4%
2008	347	+14.9%

Sights

• A church dating from the twentieth century.
• A twelfth-century chapel.
• An eighteenth-century chateau.
• A restored public washhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Website about Thauvenay (French)
• Thauvenay on the Quid website (French)