Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers . e have done much to render it healthy and to restore its ancient pros-perity, especially by draining the ponds, planting pines on an extensivescale, and constructing roads and canals. The population has already in-creased 20 per cent. We cross the Sauldre before reaching (II272 M.) Salbris, an in-dustrial town. Line to Argent and Romorantin, see p. 427. I2OV2 M.Theillay. Farther on we pass through a tunnel 3/4 M. long (with air-shafts) and traverse the forest of Vie
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Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers . e have done much to render it healthy and to restore its ancient pros-perity, especially by draining the ponds, planting pines on an extensivescale, and constructing roads and canals. The population has already in-creased 20 per cent. We cross the Sauldre before reaching (II272 M.) Salbris, an in-dustrial town. Line to Argent and Romorantin, see p. 427. I2OV2 M.Theillay. Farther on we pass through a tunnel 3/4 M. long (with air-shafts) and traverse the forest of Vierzon. I261/2 M. Vierzon (Buffet; Hot. des Messageries; du Boeuf)^ with12, 080 inhab., situated on the Cher and the Canal du Berry, hasmanufactures of agricultural machines and pottery. About I74 M. tothe N. is Vierzon-Village, and 11/4 M. to the S. is Vierzon-Bourgneuf. From Vierzon to Tours and to Limoges and Toulouse, see BaeclekersSouthern France. Our line passes through a tunnel, crosses the Yevre and thecanal, and then leaves the main line on the right. The branch toBourges skirts the canal on the left. r tr. ^^ 7; ^ CJ. ?1? ?F^-/ dkV i^ti; X o:^ Dieu. to -. ^^