Charenton-du-Cher
Encyclopedia
Charenton-du-Cher is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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and a little light industry
comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the canal de Berry
and the river Marmande, some 28 miles (45.1 km) southeast of Bourges
at the junction of the D951 with the D1 and D953 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
An area of farming, forestryForestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
and a little light industry
Light industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...
comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both 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...
and the river Marmande, some 28 miles (45.1 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 D951 with the D1 and D953 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
- The motte of a tenth century castle (30m diameter, 10m high).
- A fifteenth century house on the rue Blanche.
- An old forgeForgeA forge is a hearth used for forging. The term "forge" can also refer to the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith, although the term smithy is then more commonly used.The basic smithy contains a forge, also known as a hearth, for heating metals...
and its associated buildings, La "Grosse Forge" - Remains of the convent abbey of Notre-Dame de Bellevaux, founded in 620.
- The remains of the 15th century chapelChapelA chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
of Saint-Julien. - A public washhouseLavoirA Lavoir is a public place in France set aside for the washing of clothes. They are commonly sited on a spring or beside or set over a river. Many Lavoirs are provided with roofs for shelter...
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