Blancafort () is a
commune in the
Cher
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department
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Government and military
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in the
Centre-Val de Loire
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region of
France.
Geography
A
forestry and
farming village 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, D30 and the D39 roads. The commune has a border with the department of
Loiret. A canal was built here in the nineteenth century to ease drainage and provide transport links. The canal de Sauldre was last used commercially in the 1920s.
Population
Sights
* The church of St. Andre, dating from the eleventh century.
* The twelfth-century chapel.
* The fifteenth-century chateau of Blancafort.
* The twelfth-century chateau de l'Hospital-du-Fresne.
* A
museum of
witchcraft.
* A public
washhouse.
See also
*
Communes of the Cher department
References
External links
Website of the château de Blancafort
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Communes of Cher (department)