Parnay, Maine-et-Loire

Parnay
St Peter’s Church in Parnay
St Peter’s Church in Parnay
Location of Parnay
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Parnay is located in France
Parnay
Parnay
Parnay is located in Pays de la Loire
Parnay
Parnay
Coordinates: 47°13′55″N 0°00′33″E / 47.2319°N 0.0092°E / 47.2319; 0.0092
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementSaumur
CantonSaumur
IntercommunalityCA Saumur Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Lefièvre[1]
Area
1
6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
393
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Parnaisien, Parnaisienne
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49235 /49730
Elevation26–101 m (85–331 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
Websitewww.parnay.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Parnay (French pronunciation: [paʁnɛ] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is known for its 11th-Century church. Parnay is one of the nine communes that is in the AOC Saumur-Champigny and fruit Red Wine made from Cabernet Franc.

The Greenwich Prime Meridian passes through Parnay, as does its satellite-calculated successor, the IERS Reference Meridian, which runs about 100 metres to the east of it.

Another way of putting this is to say that Parnay lies due south of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.