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Bourges is a town and Commune in central France . It is the '' Préfecture '' (capital) of the '' Département '' of Cher , and was also the capital of the former Province of Berry . GEOGRAPHY Bourges is located on the Yèvre river. SIGHTS Its Gothic Cathedral (built 1195 – 1255 ) was added to the list of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1992 . COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MISCELLANEOUS Serge Lepeltier became mayor of the city in 1995 and again in 2001 . The '' Printemps De Bourges '' music festival takes place in Bourges every year. The city's name is cognate to the English word Borough . Twin towns Bourges is twinned with:
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