Léré, Cher
Encyclopedia
Léré is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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in the valley of the river Loire, some 35 miles (56.3 km) northeast of Bourges
, at the junction of the D951, D751 and the D42 roads.
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...
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Geography
A farming area comprising a very small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire lateral canalCanal latéral à la Loire
The Canal Latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 km. It replaced the use of the River Loire which had reliability problems arising from winter floods and summer droughts...
in the valley of the river Loire, some 35 miles (56.3 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 D951, D751 and the D42 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the fourteenth century.
- A fifteenth century manorhouse.
- The château de Villate, dating from the fifteenth century.