Massay

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Massay

|commune status = Commune

|image = Massay - Abbaye Saint-Martin - Salle capitulaire et tour Chamborand de l'église Saint-Paxent (ancienne abbatiale).JPG

|caption = The Abbey of Saint-Martin

|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Massay (18).svg

|arrondissement = Vierzon

|canton = Mehun-sur-Yèvre

|INSEE = 18140

|postal code = 18120

|mayor = Dominique Lévêque{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry

|coordinates = {{coord|47.1547|1.9933|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 123

|elevation min m = 99

|elevation max m = 164

|area km2 = 47.94

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Massay ({{IPA|fr|masɛ}}) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of 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 {{convert|8|mi|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.{{Cite web | title=Explorez la Loire : Votre Destination Parfaite pour Histoire, Nature et Culture | url=http://www.lignes18.fr/PDF/fiches-horaires/235.pdf | access-date=2025-06-29 | website=www.lignes18.fr}}

Population

{{Historical populations

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1962|1258|

1968|1324|

1975|1251|

1982|1339|

1990|1354|

1999|1335|

2008|1418

}}

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

Category:Communes of Cher (department)