Saint-Doulchard

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

Geography

The commune of Saint-Doulchard counted 9313 inhabitants with the last census of INSEE in 2005. This commune extends on 2343 hectares, in the north-western periphery of the town of Bourges, and in southern edge of the the Sologne. In term of population, it is the fourth city of the Département of Expensive the.

Saint-Doulchard belongs to the Community of Agglomeration of Bourges Plus, agglomeration of more than 100.000 inhabitants; she affirms and preserves her entity while taking part in joint projects. Located at orée of the Sologne at the crossroads of the roads which carry out towards Tours and Orleans and beyond towards Chartres and Paris. Saint Doulchard is crossed the North-West in the south by the trunk road 76 and lines the SNCF.

Its canton gathers three communes:

Saint-Doulchard
Vault-Saint-Ursin
Marmagne

History

In the named Antiquity Ampeliacum, which means " literally; slopes with the vignes" , Saint-Doulchard is an equipped rich arable land one supposes it of a Roman villa.

With the the Middle Ages, it will accommodate the monk Dulcardus hermit who will give him his name: Saint-Doulchard. Be then established around the relics of the saint an ecclesiastical community inspired of Saint-Ursin, the evangelist of the area, with the Convent of the Ursulines. A village is constituted then around its bell-tower.

Since the establishment of the railroad at the 19th century, the installation of the Michelin factory in 1950, until our days, the city with the favor of a reasoned management, knew to become one of the gravitational communes in Center area. Its moderate taxation enables him to attract the companies, employment, in its parks of activities, and to increase its population unceasingly. The dash of this commune of the agglomeration berruyère is in particular due to its healthy management, based on balance between its taxes and the attraction of its situation.

Saint-Doulchard is a dormitory town, activates economically, his dynamism currently reflects itself through the many territories in change, of the new districts and allotments which bud with the peripheries of the city, in the old districts and suburbs close to the heart of the agglomeration berruyère in the course of revitalization: this town of intermediate size is rich in projects of installations, that the services of the city need to follow to nearest. Since 2002, the common one integrated the Community of Agglomeration of Bourges and currently sees the transfer of some of these competences in the fields of water, the cleansing, the environment and economic development.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

The church of the Borough of Romance style at summer built at the 11th century, it was restored at the 20th century and has a reliquary of elegant form of style Louis XV. It is in this reliquary that the relics of the Profitable Saints, Reparat and Illuminat are.

It is supposed that it also contains relics of Doulchard Saint. These relics were the subject formerly of piles pilgrimage. One can admire a painting of the 17th century there.

The Castle of Varye, built in 1870 out of three levels, is in the course of restoration and should become soon a high cultural place around painting, music, literature and other. The field of Varye enjoys a park of a surface of four hectares surroundings. The field will be opened to the public after the rehabilitation of the castle.

In the middle of the field of Varye, a lodging of stage of a capacity of reception of 19 beds receives the children of the recreational center or the private individuals.

Personalities related to the commune

In the cemetery, falls from Alfred STANKE (1904-1975), the " Franciscain de Bourges" , German monk-soldier of an admirable kindness, which, during the Occupation, appaisé the sufferings of the prisoners to the hands of Gestapo.
the commune of Doulchard Saint saw being born Bernard Diomède (world champion of football in 1998, victorious of the cut of France in 1996, the championship of France in 1996 and the Gambardella cut).
Loïc Jacquet, international French of Rugby to XV evolving/moving at the station of 2 {{E}} line with the ACE Montferrandaise, was born there the March 31st 1985.
Saint Doulchard contributed to the construction of modern Algeria.
François Göske, young actor free - German currently living with Munich was born in Saint-Doulchard the March 18th 1989.
Pascal Office, 1962, Celebrates commercial barge.

Tally of life

Saint-Doulchard received 3 flowers with the Concours of the cities and flowered villages.

External bonds

official Internet site of the town of Saint Doulchard
Saint-Doulchard on the site of the national geographical Institute
Saint-Doulchard on the site of INSEE
Saint-Doulchard on the site of Quid
Localization of Saint-Doulchard on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Saint-Doulchard on Mapquest

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