Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
Encyclopedia
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, some 16 miles (25.7 km) north of Bourges
at the junction of the D924, D12 and the D79 roads.
The Petite Sauldre flows westward through the middle of the commune; the village lies on its right bank.
The Rère
flows northwestward, then southwestward, through the heavily-wooded southern part of 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
Régions of France
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of France
France
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Geography
An area of lakes, forestryForestry
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and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, some 16 miles (25.7 km) north 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 D924, D12 and the D79 roads.
The Petite Sauldre flows westward through the middle of the commune; the village lies on its right bank.
The Rère
Rère
The Rère is a long river in the Cher and Loir-et-Cher département, central France. Its source is at Presly. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Sauldre into which it flows at Villeherviers....
flows northwestward, then southwestward, through the heavily-wooded southern part of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The remains of the castle of la Faye, dating from the thirteenth century.