Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher
Saint-Aignan (), also unofficially ''Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher'' (, literally ''Saint-Aignan on Cher'') is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography Saint-Aignan is located on the river Cher, and is around 35 km (about 21,75 mi) south of Blois. Population Features Saint-Aignan is known for its quiet nature, its gastronomic products, its castle and church and also its history. In the commune is located the ZooParc de Beauval. See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Co ...
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Cher (river)
The Cher (; oc, Char), also referred to as the Cher River and the River Cher, is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire. It is long and its basin area is . Its source is in the Creuse department, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire at Villandry, west of Tours. The river suffered a devastating flood in 1940, which damaged the Château de Chenonceau, which spans the river, and other structures along the banks. It owes its name to the pre-Indo-European root kʰar 'stone'. Departments and towns The Cher flows through the following departments, and along the following towns: * Creuse * Allier: Montluçon * Cher: Saint-Amand-Montrond, Vierzon * Loir-et-Cher * Indre-et-Loire: Tours Tributaries The main tributaries of the Cher are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right): * (L) Tardes ** (L) Voueize * (R) Amaron or Lamaron at Montluçon * (R) Aumance at Meaulne * (R) Yèvre at Vierzon ** (L) Auron ** (R) Colin * (L) Arnon at Vierzon ** ( ...
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