Lantan, Cher
Encyclopedia
Lantan is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
, at the junction of the D126 and the D2076 roads. The river Airain
forms most of the commune’s northern and eastern borders.
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...
.
Geography
A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some 15 miles (24.1 km) southeast 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 D126 and the D2076 roads. The river Airain
Airain
The Airain or Airin is a long river in the Cher département, central France. Its source is at Nérondes. It flows generally west, with a U shape...
forms most of the commune’s northern and eastern borders.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Paul, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The nineteenth century château de Singleton.