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Châteaumeillant

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
42.48 km²

Local time
  
Friday 5:07 PM

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Châteaumeillant

INSEE/Postal code
  
18057 / 18370

Population
  
2,058 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Saint-Amand-Montrond

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Weather
  
16°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 57% Humidity

Châteaumeillant is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Contents

Map of 18370 Ch%C3%A2teaumeillant, France

Geography

An area of winegrowing, farming and forestry comprising a small town and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Sinaise, some 40 miles (64 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D943 with the D3 and the D70 roads.

Sights

  • The abbey church of St. Genès, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A medieval castle.
  • Other buildings, originally part of the abbey.
  • The museum, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • The eleventh-century church of Notre-Dame.

    • References

    Châteaumeillant Wikipedia
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