Vierzon
Encyclopedia Britannica
VIERZON, a town of France, in the department of Cher, 124 miles by rail to the south of Paris. The Cher and the Yèvre unite at the foot of the hill on which lie the communes of Vierzon-Ville (population 10,514 in 1886) and Vierzon-Village (6995); Vierzon-Bourgneuf (1498) is on the left bank of the Cher. The three communes together have a population of 19,007. Vierzon has several large manufactories for the production of agricultural machines, also foundries, porcelain and earthenware works, and glass-works. A very fine technical school has just been opened.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 24, p. 223
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