Vallenay

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

Geography

Vallenay is an area of forestry and farming. It comprises two villages and a couple of hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Cher, about south of Bourges, at the junction of the D3 and D38 road. The A71 autoroute runs through the commune’s eastern territory.

Population

Sights

• The priory church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau of Bigny.
• The chateau du Preuil.
• A forge ‘La Petite Forge’ at Bigny.
• Old limekilns.
• A seventeenth-century chapel at Bigny.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

External links

• Official Vallenay website