Sidiailles
Encyclopedia
Sidiailles is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Arnon
and Joyeuse, some 13 miles (20.9 km) south of Bourges
at the junction of the D997 with the D111 and D237 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
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Geography
An area of farming and forestryForestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Arnon
Arnon (France)
The Arnon is a river in central France, left tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Préveranges, west of Montluçon. The Arnon flows generally north through the following départements and towns:* Allier...
and Joyeuse, some 13 miles (20.9 km) south 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 D997 with the D111 and D237 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The ruins of a twelfth century abbeyAbbeyAn abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
. - The church of St.Pierre&St.Paul, dating from the twelfth century, with a bell cast in 1235.
- The large pleasure lake created by damming the river.