Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
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Châteauneuf-sur-Cher () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire
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of
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.


Geography

An area of
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and
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comprising a large village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some south of Bourges at the junction of the D940 with the D73, D35 and the D14 roads.


Population


Sights

* The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame. * A thirteenth-century castle. * The twelfth-century church at the hamlet of Marigny. * The winegrowers’ stone cabin at Marigny.


Personalities

* Ernest-Francois Mallard (1833–1894),
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was born here.


See also

*
Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 287 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Châteauneuf-sur-Cher Basilica
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chateauneufsurcher Communes of Cher (department) Berry, France