Moulins-sur-Yèvre
Encyclopedia
Moulins-sur-Yèvre is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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, some 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Bourges
, at the junction of the D46 with the N151 and the D156 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 area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river YèvreYèvre
The Yèvre is a river in central France, right tributary of the river Cher. Its source is near the village Gron, east of Bourges. The Yèvre flows generally west through the following towns, all in the département Cher: Baugy, Avord, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Mehun-sur-Yèvre and Vierzon.The...
, some 6 miles (9.7 km) east 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 D46 with the N151 and the D156 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Austrégésile, dating from the twelfth century.
- The chateau of Moulins.
- The fifteenth century chateau of Maubranches.
- The chapel of Notre-Dame at Liesse, rebuilt in 1872.