Château-la-Vallière

Château-la-Vallière

Ruins of the chateau of Vaujours

Coat of arms
Château-la-Vallière

Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 0°19′33″E / 47.5478°N 0.3258°E / 47.5478; 0.3258Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 0°19′33″E / 47.5478°N 0.3258°E / 47.5478; 0.3258
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Tours
Canton Château-la-Vallière
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Patrice Berthelemot
Area1 21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,614
  Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Château-la-Vallière is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Château de Vaujours

The 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793578    
1800567−1.9%
1806627+10.6%
18211,174+87.2%
18311,239+5.5%
18361,337+7.9%
18411,370+2.5%
18461,308−4.5%
18511,344+2.8%
18561,323−1.6%
18611,309−1.1%
18661,243−5.0%
18721,175−5.5%
18761,179+0.3%
18811,228+4.2%
18861,400+14.0%
18911,260−10.0%
18961,246−1.1%
19011,266+1.6%
19061,272+0.5%
19111,296+1.9%
19211,200−7.4%
19261,244+3.7%
19311,234−0.8%
19361,323+7.2%
19461,319−0.3%
19541,212−8.1%
19621,431+18.1%
19681,530+6.9%
19751,592+4.1%
19821,628+2.3%
19901,482−9.0%
19991,535+3.6%
20061,589+3.5%
20091,614+1.6%

Personalities

Jean Schubnel (born in Château-la-Vallière 24 June 1894; died 1987) was a 20th-century French naive painter.

See also

References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château-la-Vallière.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/8/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.