Bruère-Allichamps () is a
commune in the
Cher
Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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,
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 ...
,
France.
Geography
An area of
forestry,
farming and a little
light industry comprising the village and a couple of hamlets in the
Cher
Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...
valley south 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 D2144 with the D92 and D35 roads. The
A71 autoroute runs through the northern part of the commune's territory. The village is one of seven places claiming to be the geographical centre of France (excluding
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
and
Overseas France).
Population
Sights
* The abbey of Noirlac, dating from the twelfth century.
* A stone marking the village as the
geographic centre of France.
* The twelfth century
priory church of Saint-Étienne.
* The Château de Châteaufer, built in 1670.
See also
*
Communes of the Cher department
References
External links
The abbey website
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Communes of Cher (department)