Saint-Denis-de-Palin
Encyclopedia
Saint-Denis-de-Palin is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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, some 12 miles (19.3 km) southeast of Bourges
on the D132 road at its junction with the D106 and the D953 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
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
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river AuronAuron River
The Auron is a river in central France, left tributary of the river Yèvre. Its source is near the village Valigny, west of Lurcy-Lévis. The Auron flows generally northwest through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Bannegon, Dun-sur-Auron, Saint-Just, Plaimpied-Givaudins and...
, some 12 miles (19.3 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:...
on the D132 road at its junction with the D106 and the D953 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Denis, dating from the twelfth century.
- The eighteenth century chateau.
- A feudal motte.
- Evidence of Roman occupation.