CHER (DEPARTMENT)

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'Cher' (Occitan: ''Char'') is an administrative department located in the centre of France. It is named after the Cher River.

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Tourism

See also

External links

History

Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Berry.

Geography

The department is part of the current administrative region of Centre (Val de Loire). It is surrounded by the departments of Indre, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Nièvre, Allier, and Creuse.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called ''Berrichons'' from the former province of Berry.

Tourism

The Bourges Cathedral of St. Étienne is a major tourist attraction.

See also

★ Cantons of the Cher department

★ Communes of the Cher department

★ Arrondissements of the Cher department

External links

★ Cher Tourism Guide

★ General Council of Cher

★ Prefecture of Cher

★ http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/bourges.html

★ http://www.sitesatlas.com/Europe/France/Bourges.htm

★ http://berrichou.free.fr/