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Auron (river)
The Auron () is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the river Yèvre (Cher), Yèvre. Its source is near the village of Valigny, west of Lurcy-Lévis. The Auron flows generally northwest through the following towns, all in the Departments of France, department of Cher (department), Cher: Bannegon, Dun-sur-Auron, Saint-Just, Cher, Saint-Just, Plaimpied-Givaudins and Bourges. The Auron flows into the Yèvre at Bourges. For much of its length, it runs parallel to the disused Canal de Berry. References External linksDescription of the confluence with the Yèvre Rivers of France Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Cher (department) {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yèvre (Cher)
The Yèvre () is a river in central France, a right tributary of the Cher. It is long. Its source is near the village of Gron, east of Bourges. The Yèvre flows generally west through the following towns, all in the department of Cher: Baugy, Avord, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Mehun-sur-Yèvre, and Vierzon. The Yèvre flows into the Cher at Vierzon. Its main tributaries are the Auron, the Airain, the Barangeon and the Colin. The Auron flows into the Yèvre in Bourges, the Airain in Savigny-en-Septaine. For part of its length, the Yèvre runs parallel to the disused Canal de Berry The Canal de Berry is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with locks wide f .... References Rivers of France Rivers of Cher (department) Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valigny
Valigny () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Allier Allier communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Allier-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis () is a commune on the northern limits the Allier department in Auvergne in central France. It is around east of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the A71 autoroute and west of ( Moulins) and the N7. Population Economy Within Lurcy-Lévis, there is a small Atac supermarket, a tourist information centre and a few specialist shops. Lurcy-Lévis was the home to Sociétie A Baudin a manufacturer of woodworking machines and particular for the machines needed to turn and hollow a full wooden clog. File:Musée des métiers du bois de Labaroche 157.jpg, Lathe File:Musée des métiers du bois de Labaroche 165.jpg, Lurcy-Levy! The clog on the left is the template- and the one on the right is being cut to match. File:Zaanse Schans Clogs Making.jpg, In the Netherlands Sport Nearby there is also a motor racing test track able to accommodate F1 and F3 racing cars. The Grand Prix circuit of Magny-Cours is only away. See also *Communes of the Allier department The followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cher (department)
Cher (; ; Berrichon: ''Char'') is a department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is named after the river Cher. In 2019, it had a population of 302,306.Populations légales 2019: 18 Cher INSEE History Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790. Most of it was created, along with the adjacent department of Indre from the former province of . The southeastern corne ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannegon
Bannegon () 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 both the river Auron and the disused Canal de Berry some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D110 with the D41 and D74 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the thirteenth century. * The twelfth-century castle of Bannegon. 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] |
Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron (, literally ''Dun on Auron'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising a small town and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of both the Auron and the canal de Berry some east of Bourges at the junction of the D10, D14, D28, D34 and the D943 roads. Another small river, the Airain flows northwest through the northern part of the commune. Population History Dun-sur-Auron dates back from ''Dunum'', a Gaul fortified place. In the Middle Ages it depended from the Viscount of Bourges. In 1101, the last viscount, Eudes Arpin, lord of Dun, sold his estates to King Philip I of France and the city was renamed ''Dun-le-Roi''. Sights *The sixteenth-century town walls * The twelfth-century church of St. Etienne. * Fifteenth-century houses. * A feudal motte castle. *The chateau of La Périsse. * The belltower. * A museum. Image:Dun5.JPG, Walls and towers Image:Dun6.JPG, Fortifications Image ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Just, Cher
Saint-Just () 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 canal de Berry and the river Auron, about southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D2076 with the D46e and on the D106 road. Population Sights * The church of St. Just, dating from the twelfth century. * The chateau de Boisvert, built in the seventeenth century. * The fourteenth-century castle of Chambon. * The remains of a Roman aqueduct. 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] |
Plaimpied-Givaudins
Plaimpied-Givaudins () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising the two villages and several hamlets situated along the banks of the river Auron and the canal de Berry, immediately to the south of Bourges at the junction of the D106 with the N142 and with the D31 and the D46 roads. The river has been dammed and has created an lake in the north of the commune. Population Sights * The abbey church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century. * The chateau du Porche. * The fourteenth-century gatehouse of the old abbey. * Remains of a Roman aqueduct at Saint-Ladre. 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] |
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] |
Canal De Berry
The Canal de Berry is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher (river), Cher at Noyers-sur-Cher, Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with Lock (water transport), locks wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955. There is now a operational segment with five locks between Selles-sur-Cher and Noyers-sur-Cher. Construction Although discussed from 1484, it was not until 1780 when House of Bethune#House of Béthune-Charost, Armand II-Joseph, 6th Duke of Béthune Charost presented the first solid proposal to the provincial assembly. But work did not start until after an imperial decree in 1809 and was not completed until 1839. The work was designed by Joseph Dutens, Joseph-Michel Dutens:fr:Canal du Berry, French Wiki article and mainly carried out by Spanish prisoners of war in the 1820s. Because of the shortage of water near the summit level at Sancoins, the 96 lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
