Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Encyclopedia
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux 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 D143 road at its junction with the D64 and the D951 roads. The A71 autoroute
passes through the northern part of the commune.
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...
.
Geography
A farming area comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river CherCher River
The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Creuse département, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire in Villandry, west of Tours....
, 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 D143 road at its junction with the D64 and the D951 roads. The A71 autoroute
A71 autoroute
The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called the l'Arverne. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand.-Orléans to Bourges:...
passes through the northern part of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
- Two churches, of St.Paul and St.Georges, both dating from the twelfth century.
- The sixteenth century château de Poisieux.