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Thauvenay

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
9.86 km²

Population
  
302 (1999)

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Sancerre

INSEE/Postal code
  
18262 /18300

Local time
  
Thursday 7:41 PM

Arrondissement
  
Bourges

Thauvenay

Weather
  
21°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 47% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 18300 Thauvenay, France

Geography

A winegrowing and farming village situated on the banks of both the river Vauvise and the Loire lateral canal, about 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D920 with the D206, D202 and the D159 roads. The commune is one of 14 permitted to grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine. The Vauvise flows northwest through the middle of the commune; the Loire forms part of its northeastern boundary.

Sights

  • A church dating from the twentieth century.
  • A twelfth-century chapel.
  • An eighteenth-century chateau.
  • A restored public washhouse.
  • References

    Thauvenay Wikipedia