Sancerre (English spelling)

Japanese: サンセール（英語表記）Sancerre

A town on the upper Loire River in the Cher department in central France. Population 2,542 (1975). Located on a hill along the river, it is a strategically important point bordering the Nivernais region to the east and the Berry region to the west. During the Hundred Years' War, it was the frontline base of Charles VII, the "King of Bourges," who fought against the Burgundians. It retains rows of old houses and the remains of the 15th-century castle of the Count of Sancerre. During the Reformation, it became a base for the Calvinists early on and endured many trials, including the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, but in 1573 it was besieged by Catholic troops for nine months, and after food ran out and people starved to death, it was finally surrendered.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランス中部，シェール県のロアール川上流の町。人口2542(1975)。川沿いの丘の上に位置し，東にニベルネ地方，西にベリー地方を控える戦略上の要衝で，百年戦争期には〈ブールジュの王〉シャルル7世がブルゴーニュ派に対抗する最前線の拠点となった。古い家並みを残し，15世紀のサンセール伯の居城の遺構がある。宗教改革期には，早くよりカルバン派の拠点となり，サン･バルテルミの虐殺など幾多の試練に耐え抜いたが，1573年にはカトリック軍により9ヵ月にわたり包囲され，糧食尽き餓死者続出して，ついに開城した。

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