Presly
Encyclopedia
Presly 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 22 miles (35.4 km) north of Bourges
at the junction of the D12, D58 and the D30 roads.
The river Rère
has its source near the hamlet of Sommerère in the south-eastern part of the commune. It flows northwestward through the middle of the commune, enters the territory of Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
and flows back southwestward in the north-western part of Presly.
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
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
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 22 miles (35.4 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 D12, D58 and the D30 roads.
The river 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....
has its source near the hamlet of Sommerère in the south-eastern part of the commune. It flows northwestward through the middle of the commune, enters the territory of Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, some north of Bourges at the junction of the D924, D12 and the D79 roads...
and flows back southwestward in the north-western part of Presly.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Caprais, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The seventeenth century chateau La Planche.