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Valençay
Sign in to saveValençay () is a commune in the Indre department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is known for the 16th-17th century Château de Valençay and for Valençay cheese.
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Valençay is a commune in France, situated in the Indre department within the arrondissement of Châteauroux. It lies in the Centre-Val de Loire region and serves as the capital of the canton of Valençay. The municipality shares borders with Fontguenand, Poulaines, Val-Fouzon, and Veuil. Its official postal code is 36600, and it is twinned with Cesano Maderno.
The area of Valençay is 41.59 square kilometers. Population records indicate a total of 2,952 residents, comprising 1,132 males and 1,235 females. Another source lists the population as 2,897. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 154 meters, with other measurements citing 127 and 118 meters. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Valençay
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,897
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Valençay
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Chateau Valencay 20050726.jpg
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Valençay.gif
- French commune.caption
- Castle of Valençay
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Valençay (Indre).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Châteauroux
- French commune.canton
- Valençay
- French commune.INSEE
- 36228
- French commune.postal code
- 36600
- French commune.mayor
- Claude Doucet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 145
- French commune.elevation min m
- 91
- French commune.elevation max m
- 154
- French commune.area km2
- 41.59
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Valençay
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Châteauroux
- Population
- 2228
- Area
- 41.59
- Elevation
- 131
- Shares border with
- Villentrois-Faverolles-en-Berry
- Official website
- www.valencay.fr
- Image
- Valençay Hôtel de ville.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Cesano Maderno
- Commons category
- Valençay
- topic's main category
- Category:Valençay
- postal code
- 36600
- associated electoral district
- canton of Valençay
- male population
- 1132
- female population
- 1235
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-54-00-32-32
- native label
- Valençay
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
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- Population
- Economy
- See also
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- External links
Valençay () is a commune in the Indre department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is known for the 16th-17th century Château de Valençay and for Valençay cheese.
==Geography== Valençay sits at the end of a plateau, on a hillside overlooking the river Nahon, a tributary of the Fouzon (Loire basin). Valençay is part of the former province Berry.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valençay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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