Flavigny () is a
commune in the
Cher
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department in the
Centre-Val de Loire
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region
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of
France
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.
Geography
An area of
forestry
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and
farming
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, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some southeast of
Bourges
Bourges ( ; ; ''Borges'' in Berrichon) is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre (Cher), Yèvre. It is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Cher (department), Cher, and also was the capital city of the former provin ...
at the junction of the D10e, D6 and the D42 roads. The river
Airain
The Airain or Airin () is a long river in the Cher department in central France. Its source is at Nérondes. It flows generally west, with a U shape. It is a left tributary of the Yèvre, into which it flows at Savigny-en-Septaine, southeast ...
forms all of the commune's western border.
Population
Sights
* The twelfth-century church of St. Germain.
* The Chateau de Bar, dating from the fifteenth century.
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):
References
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Communes of Cher (department)