Beaulieu-lès-Loches
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Loches | |
Canton | Loches | |
Community association | Loches Sud Touraine | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ' N , 1 ° 1' E | |
height | 68-121 m | |
surface | 3.88 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,767 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 455 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 37600 | |
INSEE code | 37020 | |
Website | http://www.beaulieulesloches.eu/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Beaulieu-lès-Loches |
Beaulieu-lès-Loches is a French commune with 1,767 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; Beaulieu-lès-Loches belongs to the Arrondissement of Loches and the Canton of Loches . The inhabitants are called Bellilociens .
geography
Beaulieu-lès-Loches is about 38 kilometers south-east of Tours on the Indre . Beaulieu-lès-Loches is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu in the north and east, Perrusson in the south and Loches in the west.
history
Here in Beaulieu, the religious edict was concluded after the fifth Huguenot War in 1576, which established wide religious freedom.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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1,827 | 1,756 | 1,769 | 1,768 | 1,864 | 1,720 | 1,690 | 1,787 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Laurent church from the 15th century ( Monument historique ), the Saint-André and Saint-Pierre churches no longer exist
- former Abbey of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul of Beaulieu, 1007 by Fulk III. founded, used by the convent of Viantaise since 1643, Monument historique
- House of the Knights Templar
- Infirmary from the 12th century
- Chevaleau tower from the 12th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 795-808.
Web links
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