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Berry (province)

Berry was a province of France until the provinces were replaced by départements in 1790.

Berry became part of the départements of Vienne, Cher and Indre. The capital of Berry was Bourges.

External links

Flag of Berry (FOTW) (http://www.fotw.ca/flags/fr-berry)
Columbia Encyclopedia article on Berry (http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0807264)
Page discussing genealogy of a family in Berry (in French) (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/f_sauzet/)]

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