Grossouvre

Grossouvre

A house and bridge in Grossouvre

Coat of arms
Grossouvre

Coordinates: 46°52′46″N 2°56′17″E / 46.8794°N 2.9381°ECoordinates: 46°52′46″N 2°56′17″E / 46.8794°N 2.9381°E
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Sancoins
Intercommunality Trois Provinces
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Monseau
Area1 15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 296
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18106 / 18600
Elevation 182–230 m (597–755 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Grossouvre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry and a little light industry situated by the banks of both the Aubois river and the canal de Berry some 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D76, D78 and the D920 roads.

The valley is situated on the crossroads of three ancient provinces: Nivernais to the east, le Bourbonnais to the south, and Berry and is on the edge of the departements of Nièvre and Allier. Though rural today and suffering from rural depopulation-in the Middle Ages it had all the natural resources to make it a centre of metallurgy (iron and steel production) and extractive industries (sand, chalk and clay for bricks and tiles). [1]

Sights

See also

References

  1. ↑ Le patrimoine de l’industrie métallurgique dans la vallée de l’Aubois (Cher) :l’exemple de Grossouvre ret: 20-01-2015

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