Vierzon, railroads and canals

Vierzon is a medium-size town about an hour's drive east of Saint-Aignan. It's on the Cher river, as is Saint-Aignan, but the Cher at Vierzon is channeled into several canals that flow through the town. Vierzon is on the southern edge of the forested Sologne region, about half way between Saint-Aignan and Sancerre. It is also an established railway hub, with trains lines from Lyon to Nantes and from Paris to Toulouse passing through. I took these photos in early February 2004, less than a year after we came to live in the region. You can see how nice the weather was. For us, Vierzon is a place to go shopping or to take the train to larger cities.