Douchy, Loiret

Douchy
An old view of the mill in Douchy
Location of Douchy
Douchy
Douchy
Coordinates: 47°56′35″N 3°03′12″E / 47.9431°N 3.0533°E / 47.9431; 3.0533
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementMontargis
CantonCourtenay
CommuneDouchy-Montcorbon
Area
1
23.51 km2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
910
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
DemonymDouchyssois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
45220
Elevation121–190 m (397–623 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Douchy (French pronunciation: [duʃi]) is a former commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Douchy-Montcorbon.[2]

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Ouanne.

Notable people

  • Alain Delon, French actor and businessman, lived in Douchy for a large part of the year from 1971 until his death in 2024.[3]
  • Mireille Darc, French model and actress, also lived in Douchy when she was Alain Delon's longtime companion.

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