Grossouvre

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Grossouvre
Grossouvre coat of arms
Grossouvre (France)
Grossouvre
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Dun-sur-Auron
Community association Les Trois Provinces
Coordinates 46 ° 53 '  N , 2 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 53 '  N , 2 ° 56'  E
height 182-230 m
surface 15.75 km 2
Residents 274 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 18600
INSEE code
Website http://grossouvre.site.voila.fr/

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Grossouvre is a French municipality with 274 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the canton of Dun-sur-Auron (until 2015: canton of Sancoins ). The inhabitants are called Grossouvrois .

geography

Grossouvre is located about 50 kilometers southeast of Bourges on the Canal du Berry . Grossouvre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-Hugon in the north and northeast, Neuvy-le-Barrois in the east, Sancoins in the south, Vereaux in the west and Germigny-l'Exempt in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 470 420 400 331 254 238 277 288
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel church
  • Grossouvre Castle from the 13th century, renovations from the 15th century
  • Metallurgical Museum
View of the Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 923-925.

Web links

Commons : Grossouvre  - collection of images, videos and audio files