
Sancerrois () is a French
natural region
A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate.
From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and ...
around
Sancerre
Sancerre () is a medieval hilltop town (ville) and commune in the Cher department, France overlooking the river Loire. It is noted for its wine.
History
Located in the area of Gaul settled by the powerful Celtic (Gaule Celtique) tribe, the B ...
,
Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the mi ...
.
The region is identified by its hills,
vignoble and the
crottin de Chavignol
Crottin de Chavignol is a goat cheese produced in the Loire Valley. This cheese is the claim to fame for the village of Chavignol, France, which has only two hundred inhabitants.
History
The small cylindrical goat cheese from the area around Ch ...
.
Geography
It is considered to lie between the
Pays-Fort natural region
A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate.
From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and ...
and la
Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhôn ...
; it peaks at 431 m at the signal d'
Humbligny
Humbligny () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A forestry and farming village situated some northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955 and the D44 roads. The village is the highest ...
on la Motte d'Humbigny.
Patrimoine
* the
château de Boucard at
Le Noyer
Geography of Cher (department)
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