Farges-en-Septaine () is a
commune in the
Cher
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department in the
Centre-Val de Loire
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region
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of
France
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.
Geography
A
farming
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area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets bordered by the banks of both the Villabon and
Yèvre rivers, some east of
Bourges
Bourges ( ; ; ''Borges'' in Berrichon) is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre (Cher), Yèvre. It is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Cher (department), Cher, and also was the capital city of the former provin ...
, at the junction of the D98, D66 and the D36 roads. Much of the
infrastructure
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of
Avord Air Base
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Airbase 702 hosts about 2,500 personnel (French ...
is contained within the southern part of the commune.
Population
Sights
* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
* The seventeenth-century chateau of Bois-Bouzon.
See also
*
Communes of the Cher department
The following is a list of the 286 communes of the Cher department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
Old postcards of the Septaine district
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Communes of Cher (department)