La Chapelle-d'Angillon
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La Chapelle-d'Angillon ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some Template:Convert north of Bourges at the junction of the D12, D940 and the D926 roads.
Population
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Personalities
- Alain-Fournier (Henri Alban-Fournier), writer, was born here on 3 October 1886.
Sights
- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The chateau of Béthune, with parts dating from the twelfth century.
- A museum, in the chateau, dedicated to Alain-Fournier.
The city in the art
Realization of a sculpture by French artist from Albens Jean-Louis Berthod, in 2014. The board is a tribute to the book of Alain-Fournier, "Meaulnes the Great", but also to the missing persons of the Great War. Insite the board, we can admirate the "Chateau of La Chapelle-d'Angillon".
