Marmagne 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

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Geography

A farming area comprising a large village and several small hamlets situated by the banks of the Yèvre

Yèvre

The Yèvre is a river in central France, right tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Gron, east of Bourges. The Yèvre flows generally west through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Baugy, Avord, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Mehun-sur-Yèvre and Vierzon.The...

 river and the canal de Berry

Canal de Berry

The Canal de Berry is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with locks wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955...

, some 5 miles (8 km) west 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 D160, D214 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute

A71 autoroute

The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called the l'Arverne. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand.-Orléans to Bourges:...

 cuts across the middle of the commune’s territory, which is also served by a TER railway.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St. Denis, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Several seventeenth century buildings.
• The seventeenth century château de Marmagne.
• The thirteenth century abbey
  Abbey
  An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
  
  at Beauvoir.

External links

• Marmagne on the Quid website