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Orval, Cher

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Intercommunality
  
Cœur de France

Area
  
7.65 km²

Arrondissement
  
Saint-Amand-Montrond

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Saint-Amand-Montrond

Population (2008)
  
1,933

Local time
  
Monday 9:40 AM

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 78% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 18200 Orval, France

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry, farming and some light industry comprising a village and a small hamlet situated some 25 miles (40 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D925 with the D921 and D300 roads. The river Cher forms the commune’s eastern border with the town of St. Armand. Junction 8 of the A71 autoroute is within the commune’s territory and the village is served by a TER train service.

Sights

  • The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A sixteenth-century manorhouse at La Tralliere.

    • References

    Orval, Cher Wikipedia
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