Preuilly, Cher
Encyclopedia
Preuilly is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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, some 10 miles (16.1 km) southeast of Vierzon
at the junction of the D27, D113 and the D23 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 valley area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the river CherCher River
The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Creuse département, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire in Villandry, west of Tours....
, some 10 miles (16.1 km) southeast of Vierzon
Vierzon
Vierzon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A medium-sized town by the banks of the Cher River with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north...
at the junction of the D27, D113 and the D23 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Jean, dating from the twelfth century.
- A double feudal motte.