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Canton Of Aubigny-sur-Nère
The Canton of Aubigny-sur-Nère is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of forestry and farming in the valley of the river Nère, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Vierzon, centred on the town of Aubigny-sur-Nère. The altitude varies from 131m at Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre to 326m at Oizon, with an average altitude of 191m. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 4 to 15 communes: *Argent-sur-Sauldre * Aubigny-sur-Nère * Blancafort *Brinon-sur-Sauldre *La Chapelle-d'Angillon *Clémont *Ennordres *Ivoy-le-Pré *Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre *Méry-ès-Bois *Nançay *Neuvy-sur-Barangeon *Oizon *Presly *Sainte-Montaine Population See also * Arrondissements of the Cher department * Cantons of the Cher department The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Cher department, in France, following the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubigny-sur-Nère
Aubigny-sur-Nère () is a town and commune in the Cher department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography An area of forestry and farming surrounding a small light industrial town, situated in the valley of the river Nère some north of Bourges at the junction of the D940, D924, D30 and the D923 roads. History First known as Albinacum in Roman times, the commune was established as a royal town in 1189 by Philip II. This is the location by which the Duke of Richmond and Gordon gets his honorific title, as the Duke of Aubigny. In 1419, John Stewart of Darnley, a junior member of the House of Stuart, arrived in France with a large contingent of Scottish soldiers, to fight for Charles VII. He was awarded many titles, among them the Lordship of Aubigny. The family stayed here for 400 years. Links with Scotland Aubigny is a common tourist destination for Scots and others from the United Kingdom. The commune is very attached to the Auld Alliance, due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chapelle-d'Angillon
La Chapelle-d'Angillon () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some north of Bourges at the junction of the D12, D940 and the D926 roads. Population Personalities *Alain-Fournier (Henri Alban-Fournier), writer, was born here on October 3, 1886. Sights * The church, dating from the fifteenth century. * The chateau of Béthune, with parts dating from the twelfth century. * A museum, in the chateau, dedicated to Alain-Fournier. The City in the Art Realization of a sculpture by French artist from Albens Jean-Louis Berthod, in 2014. The board is a tribute to the book of Alain-Fournier, " Meaulnes the Great", but also to the missing persons of the Great War. Insite the board, we can admirate the "Chateau of La Chapelle-d'Angillon". See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of The Cher Department
The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Cher department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Aubigny-sur-Nère * Avord * Bourges-1 * Bourges-2 * Bourges-3 * Bourges-4 * Chârost * Châteaumeillant * Dun-sur-Auron * La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois * Mehun-sur-Yèvre * Saint-Amand-Montrond * Saint-Doulchard * Saint-Germain-du-Puy * Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny * Sancerre * Trouy Trouy () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of farming and a little light industry, comprising the village, several hamlets and a suburb situated just south of Bourges city cen ... * Vierzon-1 * Vierzon-2 References {{Cantons of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of The Cher Department
The 3 arrondissements of the Cher department are: # Arrondissement of Bourges, ( prefecture of the Cher department: Bourges) with 128 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 173,054 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond, (subprefecture: Saint-Amand-Montrond) with 116 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 63,921 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Vierzon, (subprefecture: Vierzon Vierzon () is a commune in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography A medium-sized town by the banks of the river Cher with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north. It is situated some northwe ...) with 43 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,135 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Bourges, Saint-Amand-Montrond and Sancerre were established. The arrondissement of Sancerre was disbanded in 1926. The arrondissement of Vierzon was created in 1984. References {{Arrondissements of Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (french: link=no, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the French economy and people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – including an inflation index used for determining the rates o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Montaine
Sainte-Montaine () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some north of Bourges at the junction of the D79, D180 and D13 roads. The small river Boute-Vive rises in the commune. Population Personalities *Marguerite Audoux (1863- 1937), French novelist, lived here in her youth. Sights * The church, dating from the fifteenth century. * The feudal motte. * The chapel of Belle Fontaine. 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] |
Presly
Presly () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A large area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some north of Bourges at the junction of the D12, D58 and the D30 roads. The river Rère has its source near the hamlet of Sommerère in the southeastern part of the commune. It flows northwest through the middle of the commune, enters the territory of Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre and flows back southwest in the northwestern part of Presly. Population Sights * The church of St. Caprais, dating from the thirteenth century. * The seventeenth-century chateau La Planche. 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] |
Neuvy-sur-Barangeon
Neuvy-sur-Barangeon () is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Population See also *Château du Grand Chavanon *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) Bituriges Cubi {{Cher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nançay
Nançay () is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Geography The village is located south of the Sologne and northeast of Vierzon. The Rère flows southwest through the middle of the commune. History Its name comes from Nanciacos and first appeared in 1010 (Acts of the Abbot Engilbert). The territory belonged successively to the County of Sancerre and the area of La Chatre. Joan of Arc stayed there, leaving her name to the ''spring maiden.'' Its castle dates from the fifteenth century, and was rebuilt during the Renaissance. Population Sights *The Nançay Radio Observatory, north of the town. The site was chosen in 1953 by the École Normale Supérieure because of its size, its relative proximity to Paris and the lack of industrial base that can generate noise. Inaugurated by Charles de Gaulle in 1965. The by diameter decametric network (144 branches in 10 000 m²). *ThPôle des Étoilesoffers tours of the Radioastronomy facility, planetarium shows and sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Méry-ès-Bois
Méry-ès-Bois () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A large area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some north of Bourges at the junction of the D22, D58 and the D168 roads and also on the D926 and D940. Two rivers have their source here, the Mocquart and the Guette and the Barangeon river flows through the middle of the commune. Population Sights * The church of St. Firmin, dating from the eleventh century. * The thirteenth-century abbey of Loroy. 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] |
Ivoy-le-Pré
Ivoy-le-Pré () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, about north of Bourges at the junction of the D55, D12 and the D39 roads and on the D926. Population Sights * The church of St. Aignan, dating from the thirteenth century. * The château d’Ivoy, dating from the seventeenth century. * A disused watermill. Personalities * Nicolas Leblanc, chemist, was born here on December 6, 1742. * Félix Millet, born here in 1844, was the inventor of an early motorbike, the motocyclette. * Rémy Chauvin, biologist and entomologist lived here at the château in the 1990s. 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] |
Ennordres
Ennordres is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography Ennordres is made up of a rural village and associated small hamlets located among forests and farms in the valley of the Petite Sauldre river, approximately north of Bourges at the junction of the D171, D30 and D181 roads and on the D940 road. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century. * The chateau of L'Echeneau, dating from the seventeenth century. * The chateau of La Motte, dating from the eighteenth 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] |
