Bessais-le-Fromental
Encyclopedia
Bessais-le-Fromental is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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, some 27 miles (43.5 km) southeast of Bourges
at the junction of the D175, D110 and the D951 roads. The commune shares its southern border with the department of Allier
.
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 a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river AuronAuron 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...
, some 27 miles (43.5 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 D175, D110 and the D951 roads. The commune shares its southern border with the department of Allier
Allier
Allier is a department in central France named after the river Allier.- History :Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais.In 1940, the government of Marshal...
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Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
- A watermillWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
. - Traces of the ancient château de Lalan.
- Ruins of the medieval town of Venou.