Soulangis
Encyclopedia
Soulangis is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
, at the junction of the D33 with the D56 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...
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Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Langis, some 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast of BourgesBourges
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 D33 with the D56 road.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- A feudal motte.
- The sixteenth century château.