Vasselay

Vasselay
Commune
Vasselay Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Vasselay
Vasselay Location within France Vasselay Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°09′31″N 2°23′21″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality	CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Jean-Luc Leger
Area 1	20.21 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,579
• Density	78.13/km2 (202.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18271 /18110
Elevation	135–218 m (443–715 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vasselay (French pronunciation: [vaslɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated immediately north of Bourges on the D58 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	645	—
1975	647	+0.04%
1982	735	+1.84%
1990	1,020	+4.18%
1999	1,095	+0.79%
2007	1,145	+0.56%
2012	1,213	+1.16%
2017	1,447	+3.59%
2023	1,579	+1.47%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The chateau of Puyvallée, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Website of the commune of Vasselay Archived 13 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in French)