Bruère-Allichamps

Bruère-Allichamps is a common French, located in the department of the Cher and the area Center.

Geography

Bruère-Allichamps is located at 7 kilometers in the north of Saint-Amand-Montrond on the RD2144 (ex- RN144) which is the axis connecting Bourges (with 44 kilometers in north) to Montlucon (with 56 kilometers in the south).

The commune is one of the seven communes asserting the title of Center of France, and, historically, the first.

  • According to calculations of the French geographer Adolphe-Laurent Joanne (1813-1881) which writes in its dictionary Géographique :

“the geometrical center of France, as much as one can determine one of them, is in the southern part of the department of Expensive, at the village of Bruère-Allichamps, 7 km in the North-West of Saint-Amand-Montrond.”

  • Details of calculations of Joanne:

“the Center of France lies between the two latitudes and two longitudes between which could be registered the smallest figure similar to France. This point is between 46°51' 32" and 46°40' 02" of latitude and 0° and 0°10' 33" of Eastern longitude. If one supposes a quadrilateral built with 4 points and in which holds France, the Center will be the intersection of the 2 medians. One of these medians merges with the meridian line passing by 0°5' 15" of longitude, and the other with the parallel is located at 46°45' 47" of latitude. This point, located at equal distance of the north and the south of France, the east and the west of France, is located at Bruère-Allichamps. ”

  • These calculations were carried out between 1860 and 1870, when the Alsace and the Lorraine were French, like Nice and the Savoy, i.e. with the current France.

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of Expensive the

External bonds

  • Bruère-Allichamps on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Bruère-Allichamps on the site of INSEE
  • Bruère-Allichamps on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Bruère-Allichamps on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Bruère-Allichamps on Mapquest

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