Saint-Amand-Montrond

Saint-Amand-Montrond

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also spelled  Saint-Amand-Mont-Rond 

      town, Cher département, Centre région, central France. The town, which is situated some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Bourges, grew up around a monastery founded by St. Amand, a follower of St. Columban, in the 7th century.

      The town is of historical significance, but its castle and fortifications were razed following the siege of 1652. The remains of the castle are on the forested butte of Montrond. Other remains include a well-preserved 13th–15th-century Cistercian cloister and many Roman ruins. St.-Amand-Montrond was a centre of the French Resistance and as such was subject to brutal reprisals before liberation. The town is an administrative and service centre with some light industry. Pop. (1999) 11,447; (2005 est.) 11,800.

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