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Bourges
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Bourges

Bourges (pop. 76 000) is a city in central France. It is the préfecture (capital) of the département of Cher, and was also the capital of the former province of Berry.

Its gothic cathedral (built 1195-1255) has been added to the list of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1992.

Serge Lepeltier became mayor of the city in 1995 and again in 2001.

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