Lazenay

Lazenay
Lazenay
Commune
	The church in Lazenay
	Location of Lazenay
	Lazenay Lazenay
	Coordinates: 47°04′19″N 2°03′41″E / 47.0719°N 2.0614°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de Berry
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	James Goussard
Area 1	30.74 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Population (2021)	288
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18124 /18120
Elevation	107–153 m (351–502 ft) ; (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lazenay (French pronunciation: [laznɛ]) 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 at the confluence of the rivers Arnon and Théols, some 12 miles (19 km) south of Vierzon at the junction of the D18, D23, D918 and the D229 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	387	—
1968	413	+6.7%
1975	337	−18.4%
1982	300	−11.0%
1990	326	+8.7%
1999	354	+8.6%
2008	355	+0.3%

Sights

The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
The château of La Ferté, built in 1659.
Two watermills.

Personalities

Rémy Pointereau, politician, was born here on 30 March 1953.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.

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

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