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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:45 PM

Arrondissement
  
Vierzon

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Vierzon-2

Area
  
47.94 km²

Population
  
1,335 (1999)

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Intercommunality
  
Vals de Cher et d'Arnon

Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 65% Humidity

Massay is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Contents

Map of 18120 Massay, France

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets, the commune is situated by the banks of the river Garreau some 8 miles (13 km) south of Vierzon, at the junction of the A20 and the D75 roads.

Transport

From Monday to Saturday there are a few buses to and from Vierzon.

Sights

  • The church of St. Paxent, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The thirteenth-century abbey buildings (Salle capitulaire). See Simon-Jérôme Bourlet de Vauxcelles, abbot of Massay
  • The twelfth-century chapel of Saint-Loup.

    • References

    Massay Wikipedia
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