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Berry. The Sologne is watered by the Cosson and the Beuvron, tributaries of the Loire, and the Sauldre, an affluent of the Cher, all three having a See also:

west-See also:

south-See also:

WESTERLY

westerly direction. The pools and marshes which are characteristic of the region are due to the impermeabilityof its See also:

SOIL

soil, which is a mixture of See also:

sand and See also:

clay. The consequent unhealthiness of the See also:

CLIMATE

climate has been greatly mitigated since the See also:

MIDDLE

middle of the 19th See also:

CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, when See also:

NAPOLEON

Napoleon III. led the way in the reclamation of swamps, the planting of pines and other trees and other improvements. Arable farming and stock-raising are fairly flourishing in the Sologne, but there is little manufacturing activity, the See also:

CLOTH

cloth manufacture of See also:

ROMORANTIN

Romorantin being the See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

INDUSTRY (Lat. industria, from indu-, a form of the pre, position in, and either stare, to stand, or struere, to pile up)

industry. See also:

GAME

Game is abundant, and the region owes much of its revived prosperity to the creation of large sporting estates.

End of Article: SOLOGNE (Secalaunia from Lat. secale, rye)

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