Vernais
Encyclopedia
Vernais is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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and farming village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the canal de Berry
, some 22 miles (35.4 km) southeast of Bourges
at the junction of the D76 and the D175 road.
The Auron River
forms part of the commune’s northern border and the Marmande a small part of its southern border.
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
A forestryForestry
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and farming village and a hamlet situated by the banks of 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...
, some 22 miles (35.4 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:...
at the junction of the D76 and the D175 road.
The Auron River
Auron River
The Auron is a river in central France, left tributary of the river Yèvre. Its source is near the village Valigny, west of Lurcy-Lévis. The Auron flows generally northwest through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Bannegon, Dun-sur-Auron, Saint-Just, Plaimpied-Givaudins and...
forms part of the commune’s northern border and the Marmande a small part of its southern border.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century (historic monument).