Ivoy-le-Pré
Encyclopedia
Ivoy-le-Pré 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 valley of the petite Sauldre river, some 16 miles (25.7 km) north of Bourges
at the junction of the D55, D12 and the D39 roads and on the D926.
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 lakes, forestryForestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, some 16 miles (25.7 km) north 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 D55, D12 and the D39 roads and on the D926.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Aignan, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The château d’Ivoy, dating from the seventeenth century.
- A disused watermillWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
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Personalities
- Nicolas Leblanc, chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
, was born here on December 6th, 1742. - Félix Millet, born here in 1844, was the inventor of an early motorbike, the motocyclette.
- Rémy Chauvin, biologistBiologistA biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
and entomologist lived here at the château in the 1990s.