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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.
It lists cities established and built by the ancient Romans to have begun as a colony, often for the settlement of citizens or veterans of the legions. Many Roman colonies in antiquity rose to become important commercial and cultural centers, transportation hubs and capitals of global empires.
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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Almost all British cities with names ending in "-c(h)ester" have Roman origins. Chester/cester is the anglicised version of the Latin "castrum", meaning fortification/town. 1. Aquae Sulis => Bath, Somerset 2. Bannaventa => Norton (village), Northamptonshire 3. Calleva Atrebatum => Silchester (village), Hampshire 4. Camulodunum (or Colonia Claudia V...
Albaniana => Alphen aan den Rijn, South HollandCoriovallum => Heerlen, LimburgLugdunum Batavorum => Katwijk (Leiden, South Holland)Mosa Trajectum (or Trajectum ad Mosam) => Maastricht*, LimburgAtuatuca Tungrorum => Tongeren/Tongres*, LimburgCamasiacum => Kemzeke (Stekene), East-FlandersCastri locus => Mons, HainautCeuniacum => Ciney, NamurAquae Mattiacae => Wiesbaden, HesseAquisgranium => Aachen, North Rhine-WestphaliaAugusta Treverorum => Trier*, Rhineland-PalatinateAugusta Vindelicorum => Augsburg, BavariaAginnum => Agen, Lot-et-GaronneAquae Sextiae => Aix-en-ProvenceAlalia => Aleria, CorseArausio => OrangeArbor Felix => Arbon, ThurgauAventicum => Avenches (village), VaudAugusta Raurica => Kaiseraugst (village), AargauBasilea => BaselAelium Cetium (then Treisma) => Sankt Pölten, Lower AustriaBrigantium (formerly Brigantion) => Bregenz, VorarlbergCarnuntum => Deutsch-Altenburg - Petronell-Carnuntum (village), Lower AustriaIuenna => Jaunstein (village), CarinthiaAbellinum => Avellino, Campaniaad Aesim => Falconara Marittima, Marchead Martis => S. Maria in Pantano (village), UmbriaAecae (or Aikai or Ece) => Troia/Troja (village), PugliaThe city was probably one of twenty cities destroyed by Vercingetorix during the siege of Avaricum by Caesar. After the conquest, it was certainly a Gallo-Roman oppidum, defense point at the western entrance of Berry, established on a hill, exposed to the south, watching the confluence of Yèvre and Cher and protected by the forest and the ...
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Vierzon's position at the confluence of rivers Yèvre and Cher, in the province of Berry (Cher)places it in the heart of France. It is only one and three quarter-hours’ train journey away from the capital Paris and at the intersection of three motorways, the A10, A20 and A71.
Mar 2, 2023 · Vierzon has a rich history that traces back to the Gallo-Roman era when the region was renowned for its pottery and wine production. During the Middle Ages, Vierzon became an important centre of commerce, thanks to its strategic location on the Canal de Berry.
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