Brécy, Cher

Brécy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Brécy
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Brécy
Brécy Brécy
Coordinates: 47°07′30″N 2°37′13″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Intercommunality	CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilles Bonneau-Popot
Area ^1	39.63 km^2 (15.30 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,013
• Density	26/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18035 /18220
Elevation	149–229 m (489–751 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and five hamlets situated by the banks of the Tripande river, some 10 miles (16 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D151 with the D12 and D52 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as the Way of St. James.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	549	—
1968	555	+1.1%
1975	488	−12.1%
1982	503	+3.1%
1990	692	+37.6%
1999	706	+2.0%
2008	794	+12.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
• The twelfth century chapel at Francheville, originally a Knights Templar commandry.
• Several ancient buildings at the hamlets of Guilly and Francheville.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.