Crézancy-en-Sancerre
Encyclopedia
Crézancy-en-Sancerre is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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at the junction of the D22 with the D86 roads. The commune is one of only a few that grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wines.
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
A farming and winegrowing village situated some 22 miles (35.4 km) northeast 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 D22 with the D86 roads. The commune is one of only a few that grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wines.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
- The feudal motteMotte-and-baileyA motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
in Chaume woods. - Medieval manorhouses at Reugny, Champtin and Vauvredon.
- A windmill.