Quantilly

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Quantilly
Location of Quantilly
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Quantilly is located in France
Quantilly
Quantilly
Quantilly is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Quantilly
Quantilly
Coordinates: 47°13′30″N 2°26′44″E / 47.225°N 2.4456°E / 47.225; 2.4456
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSaint-Martin-d'Auxigny
IntercommunalityTerres du Haut Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Béatrice Damade[1]
Area
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12.69 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
481
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18189 /18110
Elevation161–286 m (528–938 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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An area of vineyards, forestry and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated some 10 miles (16 km) north of Bourges, at the junction of the D16, D208 and the D59 roads. The grapes for Menetou-Salon wine are grown here.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 401—    
1975 352−1.84%
1982 346−0.25%
1990 456+3.51%
1999 442−0.35%
2007 435−0.20%
2012 442+0.32%
2017 470+1.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

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  • The church of St Genou, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau of Champgrand.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau of Quantilly.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE