Ainay-le-Vieil

Ainay-le-Vieil
Commune
Chateau
Location of Ainay-le-Vieil
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Coordinates: 46°40′12″N 2°33′00″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Intercommunality	Berry Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Marie Sartin
Area 1	14.00 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	190
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18002 /18200
Elevation	167 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.	±%
2006	194	—
2007	203	+4.6%
2008	212	+4.4%
2009	221	+4.2%
2010	227	+2.7%
2011	228	+0.4%
2012	215	−5.7%
2013	203	−5.6%
2014	190	−6.4%
2015	187	−1.6%
2016	183	−2.1%

Places of interest

• The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department