Thauvenay
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Thauvenay
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| Coordinates: 47°18′20″N 2°52′08″E / 47.3056°N 2.8689°ECoordinates: 47°18′20″N 2°52′08″E / 47.3056°N 2.8689°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Sancerre |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Benoît de Choulot |
| Area1 | 9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 347 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18262 /18300 |
| Elevation | 142–295 m (466–968 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Thauvenay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
A winegrowing and farming village situated on the banks of both the river Vauvise and the Loire lateral canal, about 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D920 with the D206, D202 and the D159 roads. The commune is one of 14 permitted to grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine. The Vauvise flows northwest through the middle of the commune; the Loire forms part of its northeastern boundary.
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