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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Intercommunality
  
Sauldre et Sologne

Area
  
98.74 km²

Arrondissement
  
Vierzon

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
La Chapelle-d'Angillon

Population (2008)
  
873

Local time
  
Friday 8:20 AM

Ivoy-le-Pré

Weather
  
6°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 99% Humidity

Ivoy-le-Pré is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Contents

Map of 18380 Ivoy-le-Pr%C3%A9, France

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, about 16 miles (26 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D55, D12 and the D39 roads and on the D926.

Sights

  • The church of St. Aignan, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The château d’Ivoy, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • A disused watermill.

    • Personalities

  • Nicolas Leblanc, chemist, was born here on December 6, 1742.
  • Félix Millet, born here in 1844, was the inventor of an early motorbike, the motocyclette.
  • Rémy Chauvin, biologist and entomologist lived here at the château in the 1990s.

    • References

    Ivoy-le-Pré Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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