Vasselay

Vasselay
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Vasselay
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Coordinates: 47°09′31″N 2°23′21″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality	CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Jean-Luc Leger[1]
Area ^1	20.21 km^2 (7.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,552
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18271 /18110
Elevation	135–218 m (443–715 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated immediately north of Bourges on the D58 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	645	—
1975	647	+0.04%
1982	735	+1.84%
1990	1,020	+4.18%
1999	1,095	+0.79%
2007	1,145	+0.56%
2012	1,213	+1.16%
2017	1,447	+3.59%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The chateau of Puyvallée, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Website of the commune of Vasselay (in French)