Parnay, Cher

Parnay
Commune
Location of Parnay
Parnay Location within France Parnay Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°50′58″N 2°34′18″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	CC Le Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Crépin
Area 1	17.28 km2 (6.67 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	49
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18177 /18130
Elevation	159–181 m (522–594 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Parnay (French pronunciation: [paʁnɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A very small farming and forestry village and one hamlet situated some 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to the east by the river Auron and the canal de Berry.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	79	—
1975	49	−6.60%
1982	30	−6.77%
1990	34	+1.58%
1999	48	+3.91%
2007	62	+3.25%
2012	47	−5.39%
2017	64	+6.37%
2023	49	−4.35%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Fiacre, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The ruins of a thirteenth-century chateau at Bois-Buart.
• The ruins of a priory.
• Two stone crosses, one listed as a historic site.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department