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

Bannay
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bannay
Bannay Show map of France Bannay Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°23′12″N 2°52′52″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain André[1]
Area 1	25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	858
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18020 /18300
Elevation	139–260 m (456–853 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D86 with the D955 road.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Julien, dating from the 15th century.
• Vestiges of a Roman bathhouse.
• Three watermills, at Deza, Granger and Fricambaut.
• An eighteenth-century château, with a park designed by Le Nôtre.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bannay (Cher).

• Website about Bannay (in French)
• Bannay on the Quid website (in French)

На других языках

[ru] Банне (Шер)