Orcenais
Encyclopedia
Orcenais is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32.2 km) southeast of Bourges
, near the junction of the D925 with the D112 road. The small river Vilaine forms most of the commune’s eastern border.
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 and streams, forestryForestry
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and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32.2 km) southeast 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:...
, near the junction of the D925 with the D112 road. The small river Vilaine forms most of the commune’s eastern border.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth century manorhouse.
- A fifteenth century chapel.
- The cemetery cross, bearing the date of 1488.