La Chapelle-d'Angillon
La Chapelle-d'Angillon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some north of Bourges at the junction of the D12, D940 and the D926 roads.Population
Personalities
- Alain-Fournier, writer, was born here on 3 October 1886.
Sights
- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The chateau of Béthune, with parts dating from the twelfth century.
- A museum, in the chateau, dedicated to Alain-Fournier.
The city in the art
File:Le Grand Meaulnes de Jean-Louis Berthod.JPG|thumb|Sculpture "Le Grand Meaulnes"/"Meaulnes the Great" of Jean-Louis Berthod from Albens, France, realized in 2014