Ainay-le-Vieil

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Marie Sartin^[1]Area14.00 km² (5.41 sq mi)Population190 • Density14/km² (35/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation167 m (548 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ainay-le-Vieil is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming village bordered to the north and east by the river Cher, some 30 miles (48 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D1 with the D118 and D97e roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	245	—
1975	193	−3.35%
1982	182	−0.83%
1990	170	−0.85%
1999	198	+1.71%
2007	203	+0.31%
2012	215	+1.16%
2017	186	−2.86%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, dating from the 14th century.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References