Nançay | |
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Coordinates: 47°21′02″N 2°11′43″E / 47.3506°N 2.1953°ECoordinates: 47°21′02″N 2°11′43″E / 47.3506°N 2.1953°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Vierzon |
Canton | Vierzon-2 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jacques Prévost |
Area1 | 106.33 km2 (41.05 sq mi) |
Population (2012)2 | 879 |
• Density | 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18159 / 18330 |
Elevation | 112–163 m (367–535 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Nançay is a commune in the Cher department in central France.
The village is located south of the Sologne and northeast of Vierzon. The Rère flows southwest through the middle of the commune.
Its name comes from Nanciacos and first appeared in 1010 (Acts of the Abbot Engilbert). The territory belonged successively to the County of Sancerre and the area of La Chatre. Joan of Arc stayed there, leaving her name to the spring maiden. Its castle dates from the fifteenth century, and was rebuilt during the Renaissance.