Douchy, Loiret

Douchy
Part of Douchy-Montcorbon
An old view of the mill in Douchy
Coat of arms
Location of Douchy
Douchy Show map of France Douchy Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°56′35″N 3°03′12″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Montargis
Canton	Courtenay
Commune	Douchy-Montcorbon
Area ^1	23.51 km^2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]	910
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym	Douchyssois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	45220
Elevation	121–190 m (397–623 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015
3. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/medias-people/alain-delon-le-plus-celebre-des-loiretains-fete-aujourd-hui-ses-80-ans-1446972087 (in French).