Grossouvre

Grossouvre is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Grossouvre
Commune
A house and bridge in Grossouvre
Coat of arms
Location of Grossouvre
Grossouvre
Grossouvre
Coordinates: 46°52′46″N 2°56′17″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Les Trois Provinces
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Monseau
Area
1
15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
274
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18106 /18600
Elevation182–230 m (597–755 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry and a little light industry situated by the banks of both the Aubois river and the canal de Berry some 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D76, D78 and the D920 roads.

The valley is situated on the crossroads of three ancient provinces: Nivernais to the east, le Bourbonnais to the south, and Berry and is on the edge of the departements of Nièvre and Allier. Though rural today and suffering from rural depopulation-in the Middle Ages it had all the natural resources to make it a centre of metallurgy (iron and steel production) and extractive industries (sand, chalk and clay for bricks and tiles).[2]

Sights

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Le patrimoine de l’industrie métallurgique dans la vallée de l’Aubois (Cher) :l’exemple de Grossouvre Archived 2015-01-20 at the Wayback Machine ret: 20-01-2015
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