Vornay
Encyclopedia
Vornay is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
.
, at the junction of the D119 with the D66 and D166 roads. The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Airain
, which flows northwestward through the commune, where it is joined by the river Craon.
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 the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 13 miles (20.9 km) southeast 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 D119 with the D66 and D166 roads. The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Airain
Airain
The Airain or Airin is a long river in the Cher département, central France. Its source is at Nérondes. It flows generally west, with a U shape...
, which flows northwestward through the commune, where it is joined by the river Craon.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
- Some RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
ruins (a villa and an aqueduct). - The chateau, dating from the twelfth century.