Saint-Maur, Cher
Encyclopedia
Saint-Maur is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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at the junction of the D62 with the D65 and the D127 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 four hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, some 38 miles (61.2 km) south 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 D62 with the D65 and the D127 roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St-Maur, dating from the thirteenth century.
- Two fifteenth century castles, Mazères and Grande BesseChâteau du Grand-BesseThe Château du Grand-Besse is a castle in the commune of Saint-Maur in the Cher département of France.- Architecture :The present castle consists of a very robust square keep, lit by mullioned windows. This keep from the early 15th century dates the construction, or reconstruction, of the castle....
. - A dolmenDolmenA dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
, known as the "Pierre des Fées" (fairy stone).