Savigny-en-Sancerre
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Savigny-en-Sancerre 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

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 31 miles (49.9 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 D13 with the D54, D47 and the D152 roads. The commune is the source of many small rivers.

Population

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Symphorien, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth century chapel
    Chapel
    A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...

    in the cemetery.

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