Méreau is a commune

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 farming and forestry

Forestry

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, comprising the main village and five other villages and hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon

Arnon (France)

The Arnon is a river in central France, left tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Préveranges, west of Montluçon. The Arnon flows generally north through the following départements and towns:* Allier...

 immediately south of Vierzon

Vierzon

Vierzon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A medium-sized town by the banks of the Cher River with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north...

, at the junction of the D320, D18e and the D918 roads. Junction 7 of the A20

A20 autoroute

The A20 autoroute or L'Occitane is a highway through central France.-Regions Crossed:The road travels through the areas of Occitania, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. It starts at Vierzon in Cher and finishes in the south at Montauban in Tarn-et-Garonne...

 is within the commune’s borders.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The fifteenth century Château de Chevilly, with a dovecote
  Dovecote
  A dovecote or dovecot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square or circular free-standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in...
  
  and seventeenth century mill.
• The sixteenth century Château d'Autry.

External links

• Méreau on the Quid website