Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Encyclopedia
Vailly-sur-Sauldre is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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river, some 27 miles (43.5 km) northeast of Bourges
at the junction of the D8 with the D923, D926 and D11 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
A farming village situated by the banks of the SauldreSauldre
The Sauldre is a river in central France, right tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Montigny, southwest of Sancerre. The Sauldre flows generally northwest through the following départements and towns:...
river, some 27 miles (43.5 km) northeast 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 D8 with the D923, D926 and D11 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The ruins of a fourteenth century castle.