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Montlouis () 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 France. The printer-bookseller Martin Silvestre Boulard (1748–1809) was born in this village.


Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets, situated some southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D15 with the D940 road. The small river Auzon flows through the north of the commune.


Population


Sights

* The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century (
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). * The
medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
Maison de Varennes.


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):Communes of Cher (department)