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The name of Selles sur Cher originates Latin Cella that designated a cell of hermit in the first times of the Christianity in Catches. This is in fact to this place that establishes itself Holy Eusice.
It there is founded a monastery that becomes a center of pélerinage.
This monastery is destroyed by the Norman at first of the Xème century.
The church that was rebuilt was Roman style, she unfortunately was disfigured by the realized restorations to the XIXème century.
A medieval town developed around the monastery and gave birth to the city of Saddles on Dear. During a long time, this one carried the name of the one in Berry.
To the moment of the War of Hundred Years, Charles VII stayed to several returns to Selles sur Cher, in particular at the time of the General States of the 12 to August 18 1423 then to those of the 12 to March 16 1424.
Between May 29 and June 6 1429, aprés the orléans liberation, Jeanne d'Arc and the alençon duke mustered to Saddle an arméee of 6000 men in order to spread the check of the king Charles VII on the Valley of Loire.
At the end of the XVIème century this one was taken in the tempest of the Religion Wars, she found herself held turn to turn by the Catholics or the Protestants.
Saddle possesses also a beautiful edified chateau on the shores of the Dear one.
It was constructed on the remainders of a feudal fortress that dated back to the Xème century.
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