Parnay (French pronunciation: [paʁnɛ] ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

A very small farming and forestry village and one hamlet situated some 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to the east by the river Auron and the canal de Berry.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	76	—
1968	79	+3.9%
1975	49	−38.0%
1982	30	−38.8%
1990	34	+13.3%
1999	48	+41.2%
2008	58	+20.8%

• The church of St. Fiacre, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The ruins of a thirteenth-century chateau at Bois-Buart.
• The ruins of a priory.
• Two stone crosses, one listed as a historic site.

• Communes of the Cher department