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Coordinates: 47°13′21″N 2°04′10″E. Vierzon (French pronunciation: [vjɛʁzɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography. A medium-sized town by the banks of the river Cher with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north.
Today Vierzon is a lively city of 30,000 inh abitants, with its abundance of game from the forests in the Sologne and fish from the many rivers – not forgetting the numerous wines from the surrounding vinyards (Quincy, Reuilly, etc).
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Vierzon is situated in the Cher department and Centre-Loire Valley region. Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Vierzon in Centre-Loire Valley. Popular places to visit nearby include Mehun-sur-Yevre at 14 km and Bourges Palais Jacques-Coeurat 29 km.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater! ... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Cher
Market days in Vierzon:weekly market: Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday; 1. Vierzon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday (0km) 2. Chatres-sur-Cher: market Tuesday (13km) 3. Mehun-sur-Yevre: market Wednesday (14km) 4. Reuilly: market Friday (15km) 5. Mennetou-sur-Cher: market Thursday (16km) 6. Gracay: market Thursday (19km) 7. Langon: market Friday ...
What to do at Vierzon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vierzon.
Vierzon is in the center of France at 29 kilometres from Bourges, the department capital (general information: Vierzon is 183 kilometres from Paris).
Most visitors fly into Paris and rent a car or drive from one of the channel ports such as Caen or Le Havre, a drive af about 2-3 hours. For driving distances to Vierzon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner. We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brinay and Saint-Hilaire-de-Court. This ...
Vierzon, city, Cher département, Centre région, central France. It lies along the Canal du Berry, at the confluence of the Cher and Yèvre rivers, northwest of Bourges . The city grew from a rail and industrial complex formed in 1938 from several small communes (Vierzon-Ville, Vierzon-Village, Vierzon-Forges, and Vierzon-Bourgneuf).
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- Musée de Vierzon. Commended with the “Musée de France” label, Vierzon’s town museum handles several strands from its past. One of these is Vierzon’s evolution as a railway town after 1847, so there are tools, lamps, posters and models from the old Vierzon depot.
- Square Lucien Beaufrère. One of the most special spots in Vierzon is this garden on an islet between the Yèvre River and the Canal de Berry. The plot was bought by the town from the Abbey of Saint-Pierre in the 20s and was landscaped in a methodical Art Deco style by the architect Eugène-Henry Karcher.
- Beffroi de Vierzon. Vierzon’s venerable belfry is actually an old gate, known as the Porte Banier, which was the main entrance to the lost Château de Vierzon.
- Église Notre-Dame. Vierzon’s main church first went up in the 1100s before being remodelled a few times since. Come to poke around a little because there’s a lot of historic traces from a variety of eras surviving.
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