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Communauté De Communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val De Loire
The Communauté de communes Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire is a ''communauté de communes'', an intercommunal structure, in the Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, central France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former communautés de communes Cœur du Pays Fort, Haut-Berry - Val de Loire and Sancerrois. 5 December 2016, p 440 Its area is 688.0 km2, and its population was 18,476 in 2018.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022. Its seat is in |
Sancerre
Sancerre () is a medieval hilltop town (ville) and commune in the Cher department, France overlooking the river Loire. It is noted for its wine. History Located in the area of Gaul settled by the powerful Celtic (Gaule Celtique) tribe, the Bituriges, or the "Kings of the World", and after their defeat at Bourges (Avaricum), part of Roman Aquitania. Some evidence points to the existence of an early hillside Roman temple dedicated to Julius Caesar; located on the Roman road (Gordaine) from Bourges to the river town of Gordona (Castle-Gordon), now Saint Thibault and Saint Satur. Name possibly derived from "Sacred to Caesar" and later Christianized to "Saint-Cere". During the Carolingian period there was a small village on the hillside, clustered around the Saint Romble Church. An Augustinian abbey was founded in Saint Satur in 1034. A natural fortress 312 meters in height, Sancerre is a former feudal possession of the Counts of Champagne (1152) in the province of Berry. They buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couargues
Couargues () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising five hamlets situated between the banks of the Loire and the canal parallel to the Loire, some northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D59 with the D206 and D259 roads. Population Sights * The presbytery of St. Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century. * Two watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...s. See also * Communes of the Cher department References External links Website about Couargues {{authority control Communes of Cher (department) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Satur
Saint-Satur () is a commune in the Cher department in central France. It is a medieval town near the river Loire in the former province of Berry. History Located in the area of Gaul settled by the powerful Celtic tribe, the Bituriges, or the "Kings of the World", and after their defeat at Bourges (Avaricum), part of Roman Aquitania. Some evidence points to the existence of an early Roman river town of Gordona (Castle-Gordon), now Saint-Thibault and Saint-Satur; located on the Roman road (Gordaine) from Bourges to the Roman bridge over the Loire in Saint-Thibault. An Augustinian abbey was founded in Saint-Satur in 1034. During the Hundred Years' War, the Augustine Abbey was destroyed. Area transportation was improved by the construction of a suspension bridge at Saint-Thibault (1834), the Canal latéral à la Loire (1838) and later, the Bourges - Sancerre - Cosne-sur-Loire railroad line (1885). During World War II, Saint-Satur, with Sancerre, was a regional command center for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois
Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois is a Communes of France, commune in the Cher (department), Cher Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cher department References Communes of Cher (department) Cher communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Cher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Bouize
Saint-Bouize () is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Population Sights * Chateau Lagrange-Montalivet, 1590. * Church St. Baudel (twelfth century for its oldest parts): Built in four stages, ... The base is a Romanesque church Berry "pure", consisting of two rectangles built in the twelfth century. In the fourteenth century, a tower is erected by the Count of Sancerre, at the request of parishioners. At the heart of religious wars, the tower is suffering: it was twice as high in the beginning. In the eighteenth century a sacristy was built in 1836 and a chapel. In 1850, the priest asks its demolition for a more modern building, which will be rejected * Bridge-channel mold which allows the lateral canal to cross the Loire River Moule, 1893. Geography The river Vauvise flows north through the middle of the commune. The Château de Montalivet-Lagrange is here. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Noyer, Cher
Le Noyer 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 a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the Sauldre river, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D55, D85, D94 and the D74 roads. Population Sights * A seventeenth-century farm and mill. * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century. * The chateau of Boucard, rebuilt in the sixteenth century over the feudal castle. 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] |
Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre (, literally ''Ménétréol under Sancerre'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A winegrowing and farming village situated by the banks of the rivers Vauvise and Loire and the Loire lateral canal, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D9 with the D920 and the D307 roads. The Sauvignon blanc grapes grown here are used for Sancerre AOC wines. Population Sights * The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the seventeenth century. * The restored watermill. * The twelfth-century chateau des Aubelles and its chapel. * The small port on the canal. * The nineteenth-century railway viaduct. 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] |
Menetou-Râtel
Menetou-Râtel is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A winegrowing and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D85, D86 and the D923 roads. The commune is one of only a few that can grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine. Population Sights * The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century. * The fourteenth-century priory of Notre-Dame. * The chateau of Couet built in 1875. * A watermill. 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] |
Léré, Cher
Léré () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising a very small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire lateral canal in the valley of the river Loire, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D951, D751 and the D42 roads. Population Sights * The church of St. Martin, dating from the fourteenth century. * A fifteenth-century manorhouse. * The chateau of Villate, dating from the fifteenth 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] |
Jars, Cher
Jars 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 several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D923, D55 and the D47 roads. Population Sights * The church of St. Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century. * Traces of the castle of Nancray. * An eighteenth-century house, the "Tisserands" and mill at the hamlet of Plansons-d'en-Bas. * A fifteenth-century manorhouse with twin towers from an old gateway. 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] |
Jalognes
Jalognes () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area, comprising the village and four hamlets situated by the banks of the river Bennelle, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D49 and the D52 roads. The river Chantraine flows through the commune's southern territory. Population Sights * The church of St. Madeleine, dating from the twelfth century. * The castle of Pesselières, dating from the twelfth century. * An ancient chapel at Chantereine. * A watermill. 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] |
Gardefort
Gardefort () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising a small village and a hamlet situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D172 and the D10 roads. Population Sights * The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century. * Vestiges of a medieval fortification, the "Vieux Château". * Another old château. 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 Gardefort {{authority control [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |