La Chapelotte
Encyclopedia
La Chapelotte is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
and farming village situated by the banks of the river Vernon, some 22 miles (35.4 km) northeast of Bourges
, at the junction of the D7, D11 and the D231 roads.
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 Cher department in the Centre region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of 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...
.
Geography
A forestryForestry
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and farming village situated by the banks of the river Vernon, some 22 miles (35.4 km) northeast of Bourges
Bourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
, at the junction of the D7, D11 and the D231 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twentieth century.
- Two watermillWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
s.