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Sancerrois
Sancerrois () is a French natural region around Sancerre, Centre-Val de Loire. The region is identified by its hills, vignoble and the crottin de Chavignol. Geography It is considered to lie between the Pays-Fort natural region and la Loire ; it peaks at 431 m at the signal d'Humbligny Humbligny () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955 and the D44 roads. The village is the highest ... on la Motte d'Humbigny. Patrimoine * the château de Boucard at Le Noyer Geography of Cher (department) {{France-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Sancerre (AOC)
Sancerre is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine produced in the area of Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast of Orléans. Almost all of the appellation lies on the left bank of the Loire, opposite Pouilly-Fumé. It is well regarded for and primarily associated with Sauvignon blanc. Some Pinot noir is also grown,J. Ray Top 10 Loire wines'' The Telegraph, January 28th, 2009. accounting for around 20% of the region's production, making mostly light red wines under the designation of ''Sancerre Rouge''. A rosé style from Pinot noir is also produced in a style similar to Beaujolais, which is produced from the Gamay grape.A. Bespaloff ''Complete Guide to Wine'' pp. 90–94, Penguin Books 1994 .J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pp. 180–182, Abbeville Press 2003 . White Sancerre was one of the original AOCs awarded in 1936, with the same area being designated for red wines on 23 January 1959. The AOC area has e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Boucard
The château de Boucard is located at Le Noyer (Cher), in the Pays-Fort natural region, France. History and architecture The castle was built on the banks of la grande Sauldre in the Pays-Fort, near the Sancerrois in the ancient Boisbelle principality. Middle-ages Its name comes from the Boucard family (or Boucart) from Gascony, who became landowners in the Berry, after the wedding of Jean de Boucart with Anne de Blancafort at the end of the 14th century. Shortly after their settlement, the castle was built on an ancient feudal mound (''Motte du Plessis'') by Lancelot de Boucart. The castle has kept its medieval styled châtelet entrance, outer walls and angled towers. Renaissance The château as we know it today is due for the most part to Antoine de Boucard, gentilhomme of the house of François Ier, soldier of the Italian wars, who built a new dwelling on the yard's southern angle, around 1520, in Renaissance style. One of his descendants, François de Boucard, reb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Regions Of France
The administrative divisions of France are concerned with the institutional and territorial organization of French territory. These territories are located in many parts of the world. There are many administrative divisions, which may have political (local government), electoral (districts), or administrative (decentralized services of the state) objectives. All the inhabited territories are represented in the National Assembly, Senate and Economic and Social Council and their citizens have French citizenship and elect the President of France. Types of division Regions, the most integrated territories The French Republic is divided into 18 regions: 12 in mainland France and 6 elsewhere (1 in Europe: Corsica; 2 in the Caribbean (the Lesser Antilles): Guadeloupe and Martinique; 1 in South America: French Guiana; and 2 in the Indian Ocean near East Africa: Mayotte and Réunion). They are traditionally divided between the metropolitan regions, located on the European cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre-Val De Loire
Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior of the country, with a population of 2,572,853 as of 2018. Its prefecture is Orléans, and its largest city is Tours. Naming and etymology Like many contemporary regions of France, the region of Centre-Val de Loire was created from parts of historical provinces: , and . First, the name was chosen by the government purely on the basis of geography, in reference to its location in northwest-central France (the central part of the original French language area). However, Centre is not situated in the geographical centre of France (except the Cher department); the name was criticised as being too dull and nondescript. Proposed names for the region included after the Loire Valley (the main feature of the region) or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crottin De Chavignol
Crottin de Chavignol is a goat cheese produced in the Loire Valley. This cheese is the claim to fame for the village of Chavignol, France, which has only two hundred inhabitants. History The small cylindrical goat cheese from the area around Chavignol has been produced since the 16th century, but the earliest extant written record dates from 1829 when its name and brief details of the cheese were recorded by a tax inspector. The etymology is dubious: the word ''crot'' described a small oil lamp made from burned clay, which resembles the mould used to prepare the cheese. Another explanation is that old Crottin gets harder and browner and tends to look like dung, the French word for an animal dropping being ''crotte''. Quality control Protected by the AOC Seal, Crottin de Chavignol is produced today with traditional methods. If a cheese is labelled "Crottin de Chavignol", it has to be from the area around Chavignol, and it has to meet the stringent AOC production criteria. Flav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Region
A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecology, ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and fauna of the region are likely to be influenced by its geographical and geological factors, such as soil and water resources, water availability, in a significant manner. Thus most natural regions are homogeneous ecosystems. Human impact can be an important factor in the shaping and destiny of a particular natural region. Main terms The concept "natural region" is a large basic geographical unit, like the vast boreal forest region. The term may also be used generically, like in alpine tundra, or specifically to refer to a particular place. The term is particularly useful where there is no corresponding or coterminous official region. The Fens of eastern England, the Thai highlands, and the Pays de Bray in Normandy, are examples o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône. It rises in the southeastern quarter of the French Massif Central in the Cévennes range (in the department of Ardèche) at near Mont Gerbier de Jonc; it flows north through Nevers to Orléans, then west through Tours and Nantes until it reaches the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean) at Saint-Nazaire. Its main tributaries include the rivers Nièvre, Maine and the Erdre on its right bank, and the rivers Allier, Cher, Indre, Vienne, and the Sèvre Nantaise on the left bank. The Loire gives its name to six departments: Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, and Saône-et-Loire. The lower-central swathe of its valley straddling the Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire regions was added to the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humbligny
Humbligny () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955 and the D44 roads. The village is the highest point in the northern part of the department and the source of two rivers, the Sauldre and Colin. Population Sights * The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century. * Houses dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. *A feudal motte. 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] |
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