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Canton Of Sancerre
The Canton of Sancerre is a canton situated in the Cher département and is in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of farming and winegrowing in the valley of the river Loire, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Sancerre. The altitude varies from 139m at Bannay to 392m at Sens-Beaujeu, with an average altitude of 219m. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 18 to 36 communes: * Assigny * Bannay * Barlieu *Belleville-sur-Loire * Boulleret * Bué *Concressault * Couargues * Crézancy-en-Sancerre * Dampierre-en-Crot *Feux * Gardefort * Jalognes *Jars * Léré * Menetou-Râtel *Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre * Le Noyer *Saint-Bouize *Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois *Saint-Satur *Sancerre * Santranges *Savigny-en-Sancerre * Sens-Beaujeu * Subligny *Sury-en-Vaux * Sury-ès-Bois * Sury-près-Léré *Thauvenay *Thou *Vailly-sur-Sauldre *Veaugues ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Feux
Feux 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 Benelle river, some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D52 and the D210 roads. The river Vauvise and its tributary, the Chantereine, form the eastern border of the commune. Population Sights * The church of St. Anne, dating from the nineteenth century. * The fifteenth-century presbytery. * A feudal motte at the ''Champ de l'Etang''. * Vestiges of a medieval castle, now incorporated in a farm, at Marnay. 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] |
Dampierre-en-Crot
Dampierre-en-Crot () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A small farming village situated by the banks of the Ionne river, some north of Bourges at the junction of the D923 and D95 roads. Population Sights * The church, dating from the 12th century. * The restored late 17th-century auberge. * Two old 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):Dampierre-en-Crot on the IGN website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |