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Arrondissement Of Bourges
The arrondissement of Bourges is an arrondissement of France in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 128 communes. Its population is 173,037 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Bourges, and their INSEE codes, are: # Achères (18001) # Les Aix-d'Angillon (18003) # Allogny (18004) # Annoix (18006) # Arçay (18008) # Argenvières (18012) # Assigny (18014) # Aubinges (18016) # Avord (18018) # Azy (18019) # Bannay (18020) # Barlieu (18022) # Baugy (18023) # Beffes (18025) # Belleville-sur-Loire (18026) # Bengy-sur-Craon (18027) # Boulleret (18032) # Bourges (18033) # Brécy (18035) # Bué (18039) # La Chapelle-Montlinard (18049) # La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (18050) # La Chapelotte (18051) # Charentonnay (18053) # Chârost (18055) # Chassy (18056) # Chaumoux-Marcilly (18061) # Civray (18066) # Concressault (18070) # Couargues (18074) # Couy (18077) # Crézancy-en-Sancerre (18079) # Crosses (18081) # Damp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourges
Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, the name of the original inhabitants, or from the Germanic word ''Burg'' (French: ''bourg''; Spanish: ''burgo''; English, others: ''burgh'', ''berg'', or ''borough''), for "hill" or "village". The Celts called it ''Avaricon''; Latin-speakers: ''Avaricum''. In the fourth century BC, as in the time of Caesar, the area around it was the center of a Gallic (Celtic) confederacy. In 52 BC, the sixth year of the Gallic Wars, while the Gauls implemented a scorched-earth policy to try to deny Caesar's forces supplies, the inhabitants of Avaricum begged not to have their town burned. It was temporarily spared due to its good defences provided by the surrounding marshes, by a river that nearly encircled it, and by a strong southern wall. Julius Caes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avord
Avord () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some east of Bourges at the junction of the D976 with the D36 and the D71 roads. The commune is home to Avord Air Base, the second largest of the French Air and Space Force bases. Population Places of interest * The church, dating from the twelfth century. * A watermill, the Moulin de la Gravelle. * The chateau du Therieux, dating from the sixteenth century. Personalities * Élisabeth Catez, was born on the military base in 1880. * Captain Georges Madon, fighter pilot of World War I, trained at the airforce base here, which now bears his name. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chapelotte
La Chapelotte () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Vernon, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D7, D11 and the D231 roads. Population Sights * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twentieth century. * Two watermills. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Cher (department) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A small town of farming and light industry situated some southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D16 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute cuts across the middle of the commune’s territory. Population Sights * The church of St. Ursin, dating from the twelfth century. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Cher (department) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chapelle-Montlinard
La Chapelle-Montlinard () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the Loire valley, some east of Bourges, at the junction of the N151 with the D7, D53 and the D45 roads. The Loire lateral canal runs through the village, which lies on the pilgrimage route known as St. James' Way. Population Sights * The Val de Loire National Nature Reserve, opened in 1995. * The Pépinières Arboretum Adeline horticultural nursery. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bué
Bué () is a commune in the Cher department, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region, France. Geography A winegrowing and farming village situated northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D85 with the D955 and D923 roads. It is one of only a few communes allowed to produce Sancerre wines. Population Sights * The church of St. Radegonde, dating from the nineteenth century. * A feudal motte. * The ruins of an ancient abbey. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Website about Bué [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brécy, Cher
Brécy () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and five hamlets situated by the banks of the Tripande river, some east of Bourges at the junction of the D151 with the D12 and D52 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as the Way of St. James. Population Sights * The church of St. Germain, dating from the twelfth century. * The twelfth century chapel at Francheville, originally a Knights Templar commandry. * Several ancient buildings at the hamlets of Guilly and Francheville. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulleret
Boulleret () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and three hamlets situated in the Loire valley some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D751 with the D153 and D13 roads. Population Sights * The church of St. Marie-Madeleine, dating from the fifteenth century. * Roman remains at Peseau. * The fifteenth-century castle of Buranlure. * Several ancient houses. * The Château du Peseau, dating from the fourteenth century. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengy-sur-Craon
Bengy-sur-Craon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and three hamlets situated by the banks of the river Craon, some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D976 with the D102 and D10e roads. The commune is served by a TER railway link to Bourges. The river Airain forms part of the commune's southeastern border. Population Sights * The oldest parts of the church of St.Pierre, the choir, dates from the twelfth century. The west door is 13th century. The two-storey bell tower, possibly inspired by an earlier form, is modern. It has been listed since 1913 as a '' monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. * Roman remains, including a mosaic. * A barn at Champ des Vignes, built 1731, is typical of the region. It has been listed since 1989 as a ''monument historique''. * The medieval site at Bouchetin. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belleville-sur-Loire
Belleville-sur-Loire (, literally ''Belleville on Loire'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming village with a nuclear power station situated by the banks of the river Loire, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D82, D951 and the D751 roads. The canal latéral à la Loire flows through the centre of the commune. Population Sights * The church, dating from the twelfth century. * Two chateaux, dating from the 15th and seventeenth century. * Vestiges of Roman occupation. * The nuclear power plant. See also *Belleville Nuclear Power Plant *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beffes
Beffes () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming and forestry village with a little light industry situated by the banks of the river Loire, some east of Bourges at the junction of the D45 and the D51 roads. The canal latéral à la Loire flows through the centre of the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Catherine, dating from the nineteenth century. * The chateau, dating from the fifteenth century. * Vestiges of Roman occupation. * A feudal motte at LeFort. * A restored washhouse. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baugy, Cher
Baugy () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of central France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Laverdines and Saligny-le-Vif were merged into Baugy. 18 October 2018 Geography A village with a little situated in the upper valley of the river Yèvre, some east of a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
