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Foëcy
Foëcy () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets, situated in the valleys of both the river Yèvre and the Cher, some southeast of Vierzon at the junction of the D60 and the D30 roads. The disused Canal de Berry, the A71 and the TER railway all pass through the territory of the commune. Population Sights * A war memorial. * The tomb of Louis Lourioux (French link) * The church of St. Denis, dating from the nineteenth century. * The eighteenth-century chateau, with parts from a feudal castle. * A museum of porcelain. See also *Communes of the Cher department The following is a list of the 286 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): Refere ...
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Communes Of The Cher Department
The following is a list of the 286 communes of the Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus * Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher * Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté De Communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
The Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry (before July 2020: ''Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt'') is a '' communauté de communes'', an intercommunal structure, in the Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, central France. It was created in January 2020 by the merger of the former communautés de communes ''Vierzon-Sologne-Berry'' and ''les Villages de la Forêt''.Arrêté préfectoral 28 October 2019, p. 205 The ''Communauté de communes Vierzon-Sologne-Berry'' had been created in January 2013 by the merger of the former communautés de communes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porcelain
Porcelain (), also called china, is a ceramic material made by heating Industrial mineral, raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The greater strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arise mainly from Vitrification#Ceramics, vitrification and the formation of the mineral mullite within the body at these high temperatures. End applications include tableware, ceramic art, decorative ware such as figurines, and products in technology and industry such as Insulator (electricity), electrical insulators and laboratory ware. The manufacturing process used for porcelain is similar to that used for earthenware and stoneware, the two other main types of pottery, although it can be more challenging to produce. It has usually been regarded as the most prestigious type of pottery due to its delicacy, strength, and high degree of whiteness. It is frequently both glazed and decorated. Though definitions vary, po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private collections that are used by researchers and specialists. Museums host a much wider range of objects than a library, and they usually focus on a specific theme, such as the art museums, arts, science museums, science, natural history museums, natural history or Local museum, local history. Public museums that host exhibitions and interactive demonstrations are often tourist attractions, and many draw large numbers of visitors from outside of their host country, with the List of most-visited museums, most visited museums in the world attracting millions of visitors annually. Since the establishment of Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, the earliest known museum in ancient history, ancient times, museums have been associated with academia and the preserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feudal
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in Middle Ages, medieval Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour. The classic definition, by François Louis Ganshof (1944),François Louis Ganshof (1944). ''Qu'est-ce que la féodalité''. Translated into English by Philip Grierson as ''Feudalism'', with a foreword by F. M. Stenton, 1st ed.: New York and London, 1952; 2nd ed: 1961; 3rd ed.: 1976. describes a set of reciprocal legal and Medieval warfare, military obligations of the warrior nobility and revolved around the key concepts of lords, vassals, and fiefs. A broader definition, as described by Marc Bloch (1939), includes not only the obligations of the warrior nobility but the obligations of all three estates of the realm: the nobility, the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TER (train)
Ter or TER may refer to: Places * River Ter, in Essex, England * Ter (river), in Catalonia * Ter (department), a region in France * Torre (river), (Slovene: ''Ter''), a river in Italy * Ter, Ljubno, a settlement in the Municipality of Ljubno ob Savinji, Slovenia * Ter, Maharashtra, India, a former city and archaeological site * Terang railway station, Australia * Lajes Field (IATA airport code TER), a multi-use airfield in Azores, Portugal Other uses * Ter Sami language, spoken on the Kola Peninsula * Terêna, a language spoken in Brazil * Tertiary Entrance Rank, an Australian score * Terzan Catalogue, an astronomical catalogue of globular clusters * Total expense ratio of investment fund * Transport express régional, of the French rail network * Train Express Regional Dakar-AIBD, of Senegal * Teradyne (NYSE stock symbol) * Ter (title), Armenian hereditary honorific * Trump Entertainment Resorts Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. was a gambling and hospitality company. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A71 Autoroute
The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called ''l'Arverne''. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand. History Orléans to Bourges The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléans-Bourges). The section between Orléans to Salbris was opened on 24 October 1986. In 1989 it was completed to Bourges. Bourges to Clermont-Ferrand This section of the autoroute is operated by APRR. It is 2x2 lanes and a toll road. The road has the double numbering A71/A89 between Combronde and Gerzat. * 1987 : The section between Montmarault and Clermont - Est (71 km) is opened. * 1988 : The section between Forêt-de-Tronçais and Montmarault (38 km) is opened. * 1989 : The opening of the section between Bourges and the Forêt-de-Tronçais (70 km) List of exits and junctions {, class="plainrowheaders wikitable" , - !scope=col, Road !scope=col, Region !scope=col, Department !scope=col, Junction !scope=col, Destin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal De Berry
The Canal de Berry () is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with locks wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955. There is now a long operational segment with five locks between Selles-sur-Cher and Noyers-sur-Cher. Construction Although discussed from 1484, it was not until 1780 when Armand II-Joseph, 6th Duke of Béthune Charost presented the first solid proposal to the provincial assembly. But work did not start until after an imperial decree in 1809 and was not completed until 1839. The work was designed by Joseph-Michel Dutens French Wiki article and mainly carried out by Spanish prisoners of war in the 1820s. Because of the shortage of water near the summit level at Sancoins, the 96 locks of the canal were built to a gauge of only by , similar to British "narrow canal" practice. Barges built to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cher (river)
The Cher ( , ; ) is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire. It is long, and its Drainage basin, basin area is . Its source is in the Creuse departments of France, department, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire at Villandry, west of Tours. The river suffered a devastating flood in 1940, which damaged the Château de Chenonceau, which spans the river, and other structures along the banks. It owes its name to the pre-Indo-European root kʰar 'stone'. Departments and towns The Cher flows through the following departments, and along the following towns: * Creuse * Allier: Montluçon * Cher (department), Cher: Saint-Amand-Montrond, Vierzon * Loir-et-Cher * Indre-et-Loire: Tours Tributaries The main tributaries of the Cher are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right): * (L) Tardes (river), Tardes ** (L) Voueize * (R) Amaron (river), Amaron or Lamaron at Montluçon * (R) Aumance at Meaulne * (R) Yèvre (Cher), Yèvre at Vierzon ** (L) Auron (rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
