Ivoy-le-Pré

Ivoy-le-Pré is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the petite Sauldre river, about 16 mi north of Bourges at the junction of the D55, D12 and the D39 roads and on the D926.

Sights

 * The church of St. Aignan, dating from the thirteenth century.
 * The château d’Ivoy, dating from the seventeenth century.
 * A disused watermill.

Personalities

 * Nicolas Leblanc, chemist, was born here on 6 December 1742.
 * Félix Millet, born here in 1844, was the inventor of an early motorbike, the motocyclette.
 * Rémy Chauvin, biologist and entomologist lived here at the château in the 1990s.