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Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during theFrench Revolution on 4 March 1790. Most of it was created, along with the adjacent department ofIndre from the former province ofBerry. The southeastern corner of the department, however, was part of theDuchy of Bourbon.
The historical languages areBerrichon and the northern version ofBourbonnais. These are both dialects of French, or theLangues d'oïl. They are named respectively after the former Province of Berry and the former Duchy of Bourbon. Some 11 communes in the extreme South used to speakOccitan.
The old dialects were in widespread use until the middle decades of the twentieth century and incorporated major regional variations within the department, influenced by the dialects of adjacent regions near the departmental frontiers. During the twentieth century government educational policy promoted a morestandardised version of the French language.
In the extreme south of the department influence from the southernOccitan language begins to appear, with "chambrat" being used in place of "grenier a foin" (hayloft), "betoulle" in place of "bouleau" (birch tree) and "aigue" in place of "eau" (water).
