Bruère-Allichamps

Bruère-Allichamps is a French commune with 564 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Cher department in the Center-Val de Loire region .

geography

The parish is located on the Cher River , about 40 kilometers south of Bourges .

Bruère-Allichamps is one of seven French towns that claim to be the geographic center of the country.

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former Cistercian abbey Noirlac
Roman milestone that is said to mark the geographic center of France
Romanesque church of the former Prieuré Saint-Etienne d'Allichamps: the former convent was a priory of the Plaimpied Abbey. The preserved Romanesque monastery church is a small structure with a cross-shaped floor plan, built in the middle of the 12th century; the nave was later renewed again. The building material of the facade consists partly of reused ancient stones that come from a Roman temple or at least from a Roman necropolis . The arches of the crossing are supported by columns, which are sculptured with plant ornaments, faces or heads and representations of animals. Abandoned after the revolution, a company has been responsible for the restoration of the building for several years.
Châteaufer Castle , built in 1670

Bruère-Allichamps on the Cher

Town entrance

The regional economy is mainly determined by forestry, agriculture and some light industry operations .

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 720-725.

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