Cérilly, Allier
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Cérilly is a commune
in the Allier
department in central France
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It is in close proximity to the largest and oldest untouched oak forest in western Europe : the Forest of Tronçais
. Many oak trees exceed 250 years in age. The Troncais ( pronounced : Tronssay) forest was first planted during the 13th century and used continuously since the late 17th century and until the early 19th century to supply masts and spars to the old French Navy . It is now a state forest which supplies much of the choice oak used in making the best wine barrels that are used mostly in Burgundy.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Allier
Allier
Allier is a department in central France named after the river Allier.- History :Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais.In 1940, the government of Marshal...
department in central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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It is in close proximity to the largest and oldest untouched oak forest in western Europe : the Forest of Tronçais
Forest of Tronçais
The Forest of Tronçais is a French national forest, a forêt domaniale, comprising 10,600 hectares in the Allier, managed by the Office national des forêts...
. Many oak trees exceed 250 years in age. The Troncais ( pronounced : Tronssay) forest was first planted during the 13th century and used continuously since the late 17th century and until the early 19th century to supply masts and spars to the old French Navy . It is now a state forest which supplies much of the choice oak used in making the best wine barrels that are used mostly in Burgundy.