Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Encyclopedia
Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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some 18 miles (29 km) south of Bourges
at the junction of the D3 with the D35 and the D37 roads. The A71 autoroute
passes through the eastern side of the commune’s territory.
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...
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Geography
An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river CherCher River
The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Creuse département, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire in Villandry, west of Tours....
some 18 miles (29 km) south 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 D3 with the D35 and the D37 roads. The A71 autoroute
A71 autoroute
The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called the l'Arverne. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand.-Orléans to Bourges:...
passes through the eastern side of the commune’s territory.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Loup, dating from the twelfth century.
- The ruins of a fourteenth century chateau.
- An eighteenth century 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 :...
. - Traces of a Roman aqueductAqueductAn aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....
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