Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
Encyclopedia
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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, at the junction of the D49 with the D74 and D196 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
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of France
France
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Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated some 20 miles (32.2 km) northeast of BourgesBourges
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 D49 with the D74 and D196 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Jean-Baptiste, dating from the twelfth century.
- The tower of the 12th century Vèvre castleCastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
at the hamlet of La Tour.