Argent-sur-Sauldre (, literally ''Argent on
Sauldre'') is a
commune in the
Cher
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department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in the
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 ...
region of
France.
Geography
An area of lakes, streams,
forestry and
farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated in the valley of the river
Sauldre, some north of
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, t ...
at the junction of the D8, D940, D948 and the D24 roads.
The commune is on the border with the département of
Loiret.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. André, dating from the 13th century.
* The 15th-century château of Saint-Maur, rebuilt between 1776 and 1778 by architect
Victor Louis.
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* A watermill.
* A museum at the chateau.
Personalities
*Théophile Moreux
Théophile Moreux (20 November 1867 – 13 July 1954) was a French astronomer and meteorologist.
Life
Moreux was born at Argent-sur-Sauldre, Cher on 20 November 1867.
He initiated the Bourges Observatory at the seminary St Célestin at Bourges, ...
, astronomer, was born here on November 20, 1867.
See also
* Communes of the Cher department
References
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Communes of Cher (department)
Berry, France