Montrichard
former French commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre
Montrichard is a town and former commune in the Loir-et-Cher département (county), in France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montrichard-Val-de-Cher.[1]
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Location of Montrichard  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°20′37″N 1°11′03″E / 47.3436111111°N 1.18416666667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Blois |
| Canton | Montrichard |
| Intercommunality | Cher à la Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Patrick Maupu |
| Area 1 | 14.36 km2 (5.54 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 6,624 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41151 /41400 |
| Elevation | 59–134 m (194–440 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
changeThe town is on the north bank of the Cher river. 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Blois, 73 kilometres (45 mi) west of Vierzon and 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Tours. The countryside is mainly used to grow grapes and has woods, cattle and cereals.
Sites and landmarks
change- Château de Montrichard, a medieaval castle.
- Nanteuil Church (12th, 13th, 15th centuries), whose statue of the Virgin Mary is the object of a very old pilgrimage on Whit Monday.
- Church of the Holy Cross (Église Ste-Croix) has a nice Romanesque doorway and was the place where Joan of France married the future king.
- Château de Pont-Cher, a 15th-century home built into the cliff. Inside this home are the René Galloux collection of very old (
prehistoric) and Gallo-Roman items from diggings in the Cher valley.[2]
Important people
change- Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, married the future king of France Louis XII in Montrichard, though the marriage was latter dissolved.
- André Alerme, a French actor who was in more than 70 movies, died here in 1960.
References
change- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 2 December 2015
- ↑ Châteaux of the Loire p76 Michelin Tyre Co Ltd 1977 ISBN 206013210X
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