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

Foëcy
Commune
Railway station
Location of Foëcy
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Coordinates: 47°10′41″N 2°09′45″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Intercommunality	CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laure Grenier-Rignoux[1]
Area 1	16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,099
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18096 /18500
Elevation	97–127 m (318–417 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 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 lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets, situated in the valleys of both the river Yèvre and the Cher, some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Vierzon at the junction of the D60 and the D30 roads. The disused Canal de Berry, the A71 and the TER railway all pass through the territory of the commune.

Population

Sights

• A war memorial.
• The tomb of Louis Lourioux (French link)
• The church of St. Denis, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau, with parts from a feudal castle.
• A museum of porcelain.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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[ru] Фоэси