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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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
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
- Official website
- www.valencay.fr
- Image
- Valençay Hôtel de ville.jpg
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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.