Thauvenay

Thauvenay
Thauvenay
Commune
	Location of Thauvenay
	Thauvenay Thauvenay
	Coordinates: 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
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gabrielle Mattellini
Area 1	9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population (2021)	324
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18262 /18300
Elevation	142–295 m (466–968 ft) ; (avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	250	—
1968	255	+2.0%
1975	293	+14.9%
1982	274	−6.5%
1990	295	+7.7%
1999	302	+2.4%
2008	347	+14.9%

Sights

A church dating from the twentieth century.
A twelfth-century chapel.
An eighteenth-century chateau.
A restored public washhouse.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

Website about Thauvenay (in French)

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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Thauvenay
Commune
Location of Thauvenay
Thauvenay Show map of France Thauvenay Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°18′20″N 2°52′08″E / 47.3056°N 2.8689°E / 47.3056; 2.8689
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gabrielle Mattellini^[1]
Area ¹	9.86 km² (3.81 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	324
• Density	33/km² (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18262 /18300
Elevation	142–295 m (466–968 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.