Humbligny
Encyclopedia
Humbligny is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
and farming village situated some 15 miles (24.1 km) northeast of Bourges
, at the junction of the D955 and the D44 roads. The village is the highest point in the northern part of the department and the source of two rivers, the Sauldre
and Colin.
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 forestryForestry
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and farming village situated some 15 miles (24.1 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 D955 and the D44 roads. The village is the highest point in the northern part of the department and the source of two rivers, the Sauldre
Sauldre
The Sauldre is a river in central France, right tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Montigny, southwest of Sancerre. The Sauldre flows generally northwest through the following départements and towns:...
and Colin.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
- Houses dating from the 15th and 16th centuries.
- A feudal motte.