Lignières is a 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

Régions of France

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 of France

France

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Geography

An area of lakes, forestry

Forestry

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 and farming comprising a village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon

Arnon (France)

The Arnon is a river in central France, left tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Préveranges, west of Montluçon. The Arnon flows generally north through the following départements and towns:* Allier...

, some 24 miles (38.6 km) southwest 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 D925, D940 and the D65 roads. The commune borders the department of Indre

Indre

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Population

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau, originally a feudal castle
  Castle
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  , rebuilt in the seventeenth century.
• The chateau du Plessis.
• A manorhouse.
• A watermill
  Watermill
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• The sixteenth century market hall
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Personalities

• Singer Florent Marchet
  Florent Marchet
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   was born here on 21 June 1975.
• Claimant to the Spanish throne, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma lives in the chateau.

External links

• Lignières on the Quid website