Menetou-Couture
Encyclopedia
Menetou-Couture is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the small river Liseron, some 22 miles (35.4 km) east of Bourges
, at the junction of the D12 with the D189 and the D48 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
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of France
France
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Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestryForestry
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and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the small river Liseron, some 22 miles (35.4 km) east 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 D12 with the D189 and the D48 roads.
Population
Historic monuments
- The church of St. Caprais, dating from the twelfth century
- The fifteenth century château de Menetou-Couture.
- The ruins of the 12th century abbey of Notre-Dame at Fontmorigny.