La Chapelle-d'Angillon () is a

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in the

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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 ...

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of France.

Geography

A village of lakes,

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and

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situated in the valley of the river

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, 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 D12, D940 and the D926 roads.

Population

Personalities

Alain-Fournier Alain-Fournier () was the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier (3 October 1886 – 22 September 1914Mémoi ...

(Henri Alban-Fournier), writer, was born here on October 3, 1886.

Sights

* The church, dating from the fifteenth century. * The chateau of Béthune, with parts dating from the twelfth century. * A museum, in the chateau, dedicated to Alain-Fournier.

The City in the Art

Realization of a sculpture by French artist from

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