Valençay

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.

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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

Official name: Valençay
Population: 2228
Area: 41.59
Elevation: 131
Official website: www.valencay.fr
Image: Valençay Hôtel de ville.jpg

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Commons category: Valençay
postal code: 36600
male population: 1132
female population: 1235
P8168: list of state leaders in 1561
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-54-00-32-32
native label: Valençay

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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.