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| Cher department | |
| Capital | Bourges |
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| Residents | 303.408 (2018) |
| surface | 7,235 km² |
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Cher is a department in the French region Center-Val de Loire with the ordinal number 18. Neighboring departments are in the north Loiret, in the East Nièvre, in the south East Allier, in the extreme south Creuse and in the west Indre and Loir-et-Cher.
Regions
In general there are five tourist areas:
- Pays Loire Val d'Aubois
- Sologne berrichonne
- Bourges and surroundings
- Pays Fort et Sancerrois
- Saint-Amandois.
places
- 1 Bourges
- is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Auron and Moulon in the Yèvre and the abandoned Canal de Berry. In addition, it is only a few kilometers from the theoretical center of France. - 2 Saint-Amand-Montrond - with the La Férolle castle, the castle ruins of Montrond, the Abbey of Noirlac, the Canal de Berry and La Cité de l’or.
- 3 Sancerre
- is for the cheese Crottin de Chavignol and viticulture. - 4 Vierzon - the city of water and gateway to the Sologne. The Yèvre and Cher rivers and the Canal de Berry flow through the city.
Bourges
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Sancerre
Vierzon
Other goals
- 5 Ainay-le-Vieil - Because of its castle, the place has the nickname "the little Carcassonne", with a beautiful park
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Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil
background
language
getting there
By train
The main train stations in the department are those of 1 Vierzon
and 2 Bourges. They offer daily connections to major French cities such as Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Dijon, Limoges, Orleans, Lille and Tours.
In the street
The A71 motorway also crosses the department from north to south.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Abbaye de Fontmorigny - Notre-Dame de Fontmorigny Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey. It was founded in 1149 at the request of Saint Bernard. In the Middle Ages, the monks used the natural resources of the place, which experienced a great economic boom thanks to the iron and steel industry.
activities
kitchen
The region has gastronomic products of great reputation such as the wines of Sancerre, Menetou-Salon, Quincy and Châteaumeillant and the Crottins de Chavignol.
There are also forestines and bûchettes from Bourges, walnut oils from Dun-sur-Auron, ham from Sancerre, sablé from Nançais, macaroons from Aubigny-sur-Nère, Lichoux, Pessiaux, croquets, palettes and crottins from Chavignol de Sancerre and beer from Sancerre.
- Crottin de Chavignol is a AOC[outdated] -certified soft cheese made from goat's milk. The maturation period varies from a minimum of 10 days to six weeks. During this time it develops its compact, firm and crumbly consistency and the slightly sour to hazelnut-like taste. In relation to the form, the name means something like Horse apples. Production is limited to the Cher departments and parts of Loiret and Nièvre.
Crottins de Chavignol
Crottin matured
Wine
- Sancerre is an AOC-certified wine-growing region around the town of the same name. Cultivation is only permitted in the area of 14 municipalities. It becomes predominantly white wine of the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc cultivated and on 20% of the area Pinot noir. The latter becomes light red wines with the label Sancerre rouge and roses produced. Other grape varieties may not be classified as AOC. The maximum yields are limited to 60 hl / ha for Sauvignon Blanc and 55 hl / ha for Pinot noir. If more is harvested, the wine may only be used as a simple country wine Vin de Pays sold.
