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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Intercommunality
  
Trois Provinces

Area
  
18.85 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:11 AM

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Sancoins

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
221 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Saint-Amand-Montrond

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 77% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 18600 Sagonne, France

Geography

Sagonne is farming village situated by the banks of the small river Sagonin, some 37 km southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D76 with the D109 and D2076 roads.

Sights

  • The Romanesque church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Château de Sagonne, a 12th to 17th century castle, in the heart of the village.
  • Some fifteenth-century houses.
  • A museum at the castle, housing a 14th-century collection of weapons, paintings and tapestry.

    • Personalities

  • Charles II d'Amboise de Chaumont : Grand Admiral and Marshal of France.
  • Gabrielle d'Estrée : mistress of Henry IV.
  • Jules Hardouin-Mansart : architect to Louis XIV.

    • References

    Sagonne Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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