Les Aix-d'Angillon
Encyclopedia
Les Aix-d’Angillon is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region of France
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, situated some 11 miles (17.7 km) northeast of Bourges
, at the junction of the D955, D25, D12 and the D46 roads. The small rivers Colin and Quatier flow southward through the commune.
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 of France
France
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Geography
A small farming town, with a little associated light industryLight industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...
, situated some 11 miles (17.7 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, D25, D12 and the D46 roads. The small rivers Colin and Quatier flow southward through the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- A sixteenth century hospiceHospiceHospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
. - The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of St.Germain de Valentigny.
- Traces of the feudal castle.