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

Touchay
Commune
An old postcard view of the church of Saint-Martin, in Touchay, circa. 1900
Location of Touchay
Touchay Show map of France Touchay Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°42′47″N 2°12′45″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marilyne Brossat[1]
Area 1	23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	239
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18266 /18160
Elevation	161–246 m (528–807 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of the river Arnon, about 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges on the D69 road.

Population

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century manorhouse de l’Asnerie.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of l'Isle-sur-Arnon.

Personalities

• Maurice Utrillo, artist, lived here and created a painting of the village square.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Touchay.

• Annuaire Mairie website (in French)

На других языках

[es] Touchay

[ru] Туше (коммуна)