Bruère-Allichamps

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Bruère-Allichamps
Noirlac Abbey
Location of Bruère-Allichamps
Bruère-Allichamps is located in France
Bruère-Allichamps
Bruère-Allichamps
Coordinates: 46°46′09″N 2°26′39″E / 46.7692°N 2.4442°E / 46.7692; 2.4442Coordinates: 46°46′09″N 2°26′39″E / 46.7692°N 2.4442°E / 46.7692; 2.4442
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonSaint-Amand-Montrond
IntercommunalityCœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Dagher
Area
1
13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
567
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18038 /18200
Elevation137–217 m (449–712 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bruère-Allichamps (French pronunciation: ​[bʁyɛʁ aliʃɑ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

An area of forestry, farming and a little light industry comprising the village and a couple of hamlets in the Cher River valley 25 miles (40 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D2144 with the D92 and D35 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the northern part of the commune’s territory. The village is one of seven places claiming to be the geographical centre of France (excluding Corsica and Overseas France).[citation needed]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962603—    
1968669+10.9%
1975649−3.0%
1982631−2.8%
1990609−3.5%
1999573−5.9%
2008609+6.3%

Sights[]

The abbey cloisters
  • The abbey of Noirlac, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A stone marking the village as the geographic centre of France.
  • The twelfth century priory church of Saint-Étienne.
  • The Château de Châteaufer, built in 1670.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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