Saint-Doulchard
Encyclopedia
Saint-Doulchard is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
times, it was named Ampeliacum, which literally means "the vineyard hillsides", where they grew grapes.
In the Middle Ages
, it was home to Dulcardus, a hermit monk who gave his name to the place - St. Doulchard, by then just a village with a small church and bell tower.
With the introduction of railways in the nineteenth century and the Michelin tyre factory in 1950, the commune has grown, attracting businesses, jobs and an ever increasing population.
comprising a small suburban town and several hamlets situated along the banks of the Yèvre
and the canal de Berry
, immediately to the west of Bourges
at the junction of the D104 with the D60 and the N76 with the D400 road.
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...
.
History
In RomanAncient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
times, it was named Ampeliacum, which literally means "the vineyard hillsides", where they grew grapes.
In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, it was home to Dulcardus, a hermit monk who gave his name to the place - St. Doulchard, by then just a village with a small church and bell tower.
With the introduction of railways in the nineteenth century and the Michelin tyre factory in 1950, the commune has grown, attracting businesses, jobs and an ever increasing population.
Geography
An area of both farming and light industryLight industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...
comprising a small suburban town and several hamlets situated along the banks of the Yèvre
Yèvre
The Yèvre is a river in central France, right tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Gron, east of Bourges. The Yèvre flows generally west through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Baugy, Avord, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Mehun-sur-Yèvre and Vierzon.The...
and the canal de Berry
Canal de Berry
The Canal de Berry is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with locks wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955...
, immediately to the west 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 D104 with the D60 and the N76 with the D400 road.
Population
Places of interest
- The church, dating from the eleventh century.
- The château de Varye, built in 1870, and its park.
- The fifteenth century manorhouse and mill at Ouzy.
Personalities
- Bernard DiomèdeBernard DiomèdeBernard Diomède is a retired French footballer of Guadeloupean descent. He played as a winger.-Club career:...
, French footballer was born here in 1974. - Loïc JacquetLoïc JacquetLoïc Jacquet is a French rugby union player who plays as a lock. He has so far spent his whole professional career in Clermont-Ferrand.Jacquet was the captain of the French team that won the 2006 U21 World Cup....
, French rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player was born here in 1985. - William BonnetWilliam BonnetWilliam Bonnet is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :200020052006...
French racing cyclist was born here in 1982.