Couy
Encyclopedia
Couy is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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at the junction of the D53 and the D72 roads. The river Vauvise
flows northeastward through the eastern part of the 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
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
A farming area comprising the village and one hamlet situated some 19 miles (30.6 km) east of BourgesBourges
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 D53 and the D72 roads. The river Vauvise
Vauvise
The Vauvise is a long river in the Cher département, central France. Its source is at Nérondes. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Loire into which it flows at Saint-Satur, near Sancerre.-Communes along its course:...
flows northeastward through the eastern part of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The eighteenth century manorhouse at Creu.