Quincy, Cher

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

Quincy
Commune
A 2007 bottle of Quincy AOC white wine
Location of Quincy
Quincy Quincy
Coordinates: 47°08′03″N 2°09′28″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de Berry
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Derbez
Area ^1	18.19 km^2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	868
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 its castle, built by King Charles VII. The river Cher flows through 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

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

External links

• Media related to Quincy (Cher) at Wikimedia Commons