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Commune of Valençay |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Châteauroux |
| Canton | Valençay |
| Intercommunality | Valençay |
| Mayor | Claude Doucet (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 91 m–154 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 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 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 Indre is a department in the center of France named after the Indre River. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Châteauroux is an arrondissement of France located in the Indre département, in the Centre The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 145 m) |
| Land area¹ | 41. 59 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,736 |
| - Density | 65/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 36228/ 36600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 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 | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | |
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Valençay is a small town and commune in the Indre département in the Loire Valley of France situated on a hillside overlooking the Nahon river. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Indre is a department in the center of France named after the Indre River. 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 Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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History
The commune was formed by the amalgamation of three settlements: the "Bourg-de-l'Eglise", the "Bas-Bourg", and what is called the "old quarter. "
On May 6, 1941, Georges Bégué, the first SOE agent from England was parachuted into a field near Valençay. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Bégué or George P Begue ( 22 November 1911 &ndash 18 December 1993 The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers Fifty years to the day, the Valençay SOE Memorial, originally known as the "Spirit of Partnership," was dedicated in honor of the 104 members of SOE's F Section who died for the liberation of France. The Valençay SOE Memorial is a monument to the members of the Special Operations Executive F Section who lost their lives for the liberation of France
Sights
The town is dominated by the Château de Valençay, built in 1540 by Robert d'Estampes and most notably acquired in 1747 by the Scottish Banker John Law. Château de Valençay is a residence of the d'Estampes and Talleyrand-Périgord families in the commune of Valençay, the Indre département Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Later, in 1803 the castle was purchased by the diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 1st Sovereign Prince of Beneventum (2 February 1754 17 May 1838 the Prince of Diplomats, was a French
Miscellaneous
The town is also famous for its pyramid shaped Valençay cheese made from raw goat milk. Valençay' is a Cheese made in the province of Berry in central France.
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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, Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is a commune in the Indre department in central France. French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, on over 800000 Hectares (over 2 million Acres of Vineyards and in a typicalDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic