Farges-Allichamps
Encyclopedia
Farges-Allichamps is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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some 21 miles (33.8 km) south of Bourges
at the junction of the D142 and the D92 roads. The A71 autoroute
runs through the centre of the commune’s territory. The village is one of six with a claim to be the geographic centre of France.
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 village situated by the banks of the Cher RiverCher 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 21 miles (33.8 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 D142 and the D92 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:...
runs through the centre of the commune’s territory. The village is one of six with a claim to be the geographic centre of France.
Population
Places of interest
- The twelfth century church of St.Jean.
- The feudal castleCastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
de La Commanderie. - The Château de La Brosse, dating from the thirteenth century.