Lissay-Lochy

Lissay-Lochy
Lissay-Lochy
Location within Centre region Lissay-Lochy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Levet
Intercommunality	Les Rampennes
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Catherine Viau
Area1	22.06 km2 (8.52 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	229
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18129 / 18340
Elevation	143–179 m (469–587 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lissay-Lochy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Rampenne, some 8 miles (13 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D2144, D34 and the D217 roads. The A71 autoroute forms much of the eastern border of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	200	—
1968	201	+0.5%
1975	160	−20.4%
1982	142	−11.3%
1990	130	−8.5%
1999	190	+46.2%
2008	201	+5.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Traces of a Roman villa at Verrieres.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Lissay-Lochy website (French)
• Lissay-Lochy on the Quid website (French)