Château-la-Vallière (French: [ʃɑto la valjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Château-la-Vallière | |
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 Ruins of the chateau of Vaujours | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Château-la-Vallière  | |
  Château-la-Vallière  Château-la-Vallière | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 0°19′33″E / 47.5478°N 0.3258°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Langeais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Gauthier[1] |
Area 1 | 21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,719 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37062 /37330 |
| Elevation | 58–110 m (190–361 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Château de Vaujours
editThe Château de Vaujours, situated 3 kilometres south of Château-la-Vallière, is an ancient fortress from the 12th to 15th centuries. It belonged to the manor of Chasteaux-en-Anjou, the future Château-la-Vallière. It was built to protect the eastern borders of Anjou.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,552 | — |
| 1975 | 1,611 | +0.53% |
| 1982 | 1,646 | +0.31% |
| 1990 | 1,500 | −1.15% |
| 1999 | 1,553 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 1,605 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 1,674 | +0.85% |
| 2017 | 1,780 | +1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
editJean Schubnel (born in Château-la-Vallière 24 June 1894; died 1987) was a 20th-century French naive painter.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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