| Cher | |
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| Coat of arms of the Cher department | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 18 |
| Region: | Centre |
| Prefecture: | Bourges |
| Subprefectures: | Saint-Amand-Montrond Vierzon |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 35 |
| Communes: | 290 |
| President of the General Council: | Alain Rafesthain PS |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 70th |
| -1999 | 314,428 |
| Population density: | 43/km² |
| Land area¹: | 7235 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The Coat of arms of Cher is blazoned as follows Azure semy de fleur-de-lis or a bordure engrailed gules overall a fess wavy argent The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Centre is one of the 26 regions of France, located towards the northwest of the actual centre of the country A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Bourges is a commune in central France on the Yèvre river It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Saint-Amand-Montrond is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Vierzon is a commune in the Cher department in central France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Cher department are Arrondissement of Bourges, ( prefecture of the Cher department The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following list is a list of the 35 cantons of the Cher department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 290 communes of the Cher département in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Cher (Occitan: Char) is an administrative department located in the centre of France. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It is named after the Cher River. The Cher is a River in central France, left tributary to the river Loire.
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History
Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from part of the former province of Berry. Berry is a region located in the center of France It was a province of France until the provinces were replaced by départements ' on March 4,
Geography
The department is part of the current administrative region of Centre (Val de Loire). France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Centre is one of the 26 regions of France, located towards the northwest of the actual centre of the country It is surrounded by the departments of Indre, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Nièvre, Allier, and Creuse. Indre is a department in the center of France named after the Indre River. Loir-et-Cher is a department in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher. Loiret is a department in north-central France named after the Loiret River. Nièvre is a department in the center of France named after the Nièvre River. Allier ( Occitan: Alèir) is a department in south-central France named after the Allier River. Creuse ( Occitan: Cruesa) is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Berrichons from the former province of Berry. Berry is a region located in the center of France It was a province of France until the provinces were replaced by départements ' on March 4,
Tourism
The Bourges Cathedral of St. Bourges is a commune in central France on the Yèvre river It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital Étienne is a major tourist attraction.
See also
External links
- (French) General Council of Cher
- (French) Prefecture of Cher
- (English) Cher at the Open Directory Project
- http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/bourges.html
- http://www.sitesatlas.com/Europe/France/Bourges.htm
- http://berrichou.free.fr/
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