Parassy

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

Parassy
Coat of arms
Location of Parassy
Parassy
Parassy
Coordinates: 47°14′02″N 2°32′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSaint-Germain-du-Puy
IntercommunalityCC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Roger Ledoux
Area
1
26.02 km2 (10.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
414
  Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18176 /18220
Elevation173–348 m (568–1,142 ft)
(avg. 263 m or 863 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A winegrowing, farming and forestry area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D33 and the D25 roads. The grapes grown here are used for Ménétou-Salon AOC wine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962309    
1968346+12.0%
1975293−15.3%
1982346+18.1%
1990458+32.4%
1999423−7.6%
2008412−2.6%

Sights

  • A nineteenth-century chateau.
  • Holy Trinity church, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

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