River Cher

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The River Cher is a tributary of the Loire in central France, known for flowing beneath the iconic Château de Chenonceau.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
River Cher canonical 7
Cher (river) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWith wine-growing areas of the Loire Valley
basinCountry France
confluenceLocation with Loire near Villandry
continent Europe
country France
crosses Château de Chenonceau
drainageBasin approximately 13,700 km² (approximate)
flowsBeneath Château de Chenonceau
flowsDirection generally westward
flowsThrough Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Centre-Val de Loire
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
flowsThroughCity Montluçon
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Tours area
Vierzon
flowsThroughDepartment Allier
Cher
Creuse
Indre-et-Loire
Loir-et-Cher
Puy-de-Dôme
hasBridge arches of Château de Chenonceau
hasTributary Aumance
Sauldre
Tardes
Yèvre
hasValley Valley of the Cher
knownFor passing under Château de Chenonceau
languageOfName French
length about 367 km
locatedIn France metropolitan territory
central France
mouth Loire
mouthLocation near Villandry
nameInFrench Cher
notableLandmarkOnBanks Château de Chenonceau
partOf Loire river basin
linked to: Loire River basin
region Loire Valley
sourceLocation Massif Central
near Mérinchal
tributaryOf Loire
usedFor irrigation
navigation historically
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vierzon river Cher (river)
linked to: River Cher
Château des Dames situatedOn River Cher
Château des Dames crosses River Cher