Bourges

Bourges (pop. 76,000) is a city in central France. It is the préfecture (capital) of the département of Cher, and was also the capital of the former province of Berry.

Miscellaneous

Serge Lepeltier became mayor of the city in 1995 and again in 2001.

Related Topics:
Serge Lepeltier - 1995 - 2001

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The Printemps de Bourges music festival takes place in Bourges every year.

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The city's name is cognate to the English word borough as well as words and place names in virtually every Indo-European and Semitic language along with others. For a fuller explanation, see under borough.

Related Topics:
Indo-European - Semitic - Borough

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