Méry-ès-Bois
Encyclopedia
Méry-ès-Bois is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 16 miles (25.7 km) north of Bourges
at the junction of the D22, D58 and the D168 roads and also on the D926 and D940. Two rivers have their source here, the Mocquart and the Guette and the Barangeon river flows through the middle 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
A large area of streams, lakes, forestryForestry
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and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated 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 D22, D58 and the D168 roads and also on the D926 and D940. Two rivers have their source here, the Mocquart and the Guette and the Barangeon river flows through the middle of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Firmin, dating from the eleventh century.
- The thirteenth century abbeyAbbeyAn 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,...
of Loroy.