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Vallenay

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Canton
  
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

Area
  
25.66 km²

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Arrondissement
  
Saint-Amand-Montrond

Intercommunality
  
Portes du Boischaut

Population
  
709 (1999)

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

Contents

Map of 18190 Vallenay, France

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D3 with the D38 road. The A71 autoroute runs through the commune’s eastern territory.

Sights

  • The priory church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chateau of Bigny.
  • The chateau du Preuil.
  • A forge ‘La Petite Forge’ at Bigny.
  • Old limekilns.
  • A seventeenth-century chapel at Bigny.

    • References

    Vallenay Wikipedia
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