Veaugues

Veaugues
Commune
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Coordinates: 47°15′29″N 2°45′31″E / 47.2581°N 2.7586°E / 47.2581; 2.7586Coordinates: 47°15′29″N 2°45′31″E / 47.2581°N 2.7586°E / 47.2581; 2.7586
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Pelé
Area 1	27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	633
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18272 /18300
Elevation	180–346 m (591–1,135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

An area of winegrowing, forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the small Planche-Goddard river, about 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D86 with the D49, D59 and D955 roads. The commune is one of 14 that grow grapes for the production of Sancerre AOC wine.

Population[]

Sights[]

• The church of St. Aignan, dating from the twelfth century.
• The feudal motte.
• A watermill.

See also[]

• Communes of the Cher department

References[]

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