Touchay

Touchay
An old postcard view of the church of Saint-Martin, in Touchay, circa. 1900
Touchay
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Touchay
Coordinates: 46°42′47″N 2°12′45″E / 46.7131°N 2.2125°ECoordinates: 46°42′47″N 2°12′45″E / 46.7131°N 2.2125°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Lignières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marylin Brossat
Area^1	23.41 km^2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	287
• Density	12/km^2 (32/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18266 / 18160
Elevation	161–246 m (528–807 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of the river Arnon, about 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges on the D69 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	322	—
1968	342	+6.2%
1975	286	−16.4%
1982	298	+4.2%
1990	286	−4.0%
1999	297	+3.8%
2008	287	−3.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century manorhouse de l’Asnerie.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of l'Isle-sur-Arnon.

Personalities

• Maurice Utrillo, artist, lived here and created a painting of the village square.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Touchay on the Quid website (French)