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commune in Cher, France

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Place details

Locality
Crosses
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Population
304

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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Department
Cher
Arrondissement
Bourges
Canton
Avord
Intercommunality
La Septaine
Mayor 2020 2026
Isabelle Surgent
Area
26.49 km (10.23 sq mi)
Density
14.2/km (36.7/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
18081 /18340
Elevation
142–179 m (466–587 ft) , (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)

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Official name
Crosses
Population
375
Area
26.49
Elevation
164
Image
Eglise - Ensemble sud-ouest - Crosses - Médiathèque de l'architecture et du patrimoine - APMH00032914.jpg
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postal code
18340
Commons category
Crosses (Cher)
male population
195
female population
196
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-48-25-01-17
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Travel guide

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upright=2|thumb|Map of the dive sites Percy's Hole (upper) and Kruis (lower).

Get in

This site may be accessed by boat or shore entry.

Boats can either travel from Gordon's Bay or Harbour Island, both of which are about 18 km away, or from Rooi-els, much closer, but with a really small and poor slipway, and requiring a special launching permit only available to local residents.

Shore entry requires no complications, and is more popular, but it does require a bit of physical effort.

Getting there by road: Drive along the Faure Marine Drive (R44) from Gordon’s Bay toward Rooi-els. Parking is at the side of the road on large paved parking area at S34°17.404’ E018°49.389’.

Path to the entry area: Walk toward the cross to the left, which gives this site its name. There is a rocky gap facing west which is reasonably accessible to a fit diver. thumb|The path down to the gully at Kruis. The cross is just to the left off the picture. Climb down to near sea level and over a ridge to a gully that opens roughly to the north shown in the middle of the photo. thumb|The entry gully at Kruis looking north. Entry and exit area: Note the rock in the middle of the gully in the photograph. Entries can be made just to the right of the rock, or by jumping off the steep ridge to the right, where the gully is fairly deep. If this is not your style, you can climb down nearer to the water at the north end of this ridge. Exit is possible at the extreme south end of the gully if conditions permit, on the ledge in the right foreground. by getting past the rock into the rela…

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Crosses ( French pronunciation: [kʁɔs]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

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