Berry-Bouy
Encyclopedia
Berry-Bouy is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Yèvre
river valley, some 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Bourges
at the junction of the D160 with the N76 and the D60 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
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Geography
An area of forestryForestry
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and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Yèvre
Yèvre
The Yèvre is a river in central France, right tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Gron, east of Bourges. The Yèvre flows generally west through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Baugy, Avord, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Mehun-sur-Yèvre and Vierzon.The...
river valley, some 5 miles (8 km) northwest 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 D160 with the N76 and the D60 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Hilaire, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The abandoned church of St.Pantaléon at Bouy.