Neuvy-le-Barrois () is a commune 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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Geography

An area of lakes, streams,

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and

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comprising a small village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river

Allier Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named afte ...

, some southeast 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 D41 with the D222, D45 and the D78 roads. The river forms the border with the departement of

Population

Sights

* The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century. (

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) * The motte of a

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. * The chateau of Neuvy. * The chateau of Pey.

Personalities

* Sculptor

Jean Baffier Jean Baffier (born in Neuvy-le-Barrois, Cher, on 18 November 1851, and died in Paris on 19 April 1920), was a French sculptor. Biography He became known for his bronze figurines (''Le Vigneron'', ''Le Faucheur'', ''Le Vielleux'') and his tin o ...

(1851–1920) was born here.

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