Beaumont-Louestault
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Quinone | |
Canton | Château-Renault | |
Community association | Gâtine et Choisilles-Pays de Racan | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 40 ′ E | |
surface | 55.49 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,684 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 37360, 37370 | |
INSEE code | 37021 | |
Website | http://www.beaumont-louestault.fr/ |
Beaumont-Louestault is a French commune with 1,684 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Tours and the canton of Château-Renault .
Beaumont-Louestault was formed on January 1, 2017 from the municipalities of Beaumont-la-Ronce and Louestault .
geography
Beaumont-Louestault is about 20 kilometers north of Tours . The municipality is crossed by the Vandœuvre river. Beaumont-Louestault is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chemillé-sur-Dême in the north, Marray in the north and northeast, Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines in the east, Nouzilly in the southeast, Rouziers-de-Touraine in the south and southwest, Neuillé-Pont- Pierre in the west and south-west and Neuvy-le-Roi in the west and north-west.
structure
District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2016) |
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Beaumont-la-Ronce (administrative headquarters) | 37021 | 39.04 | 1,252 |
Louestault | 37135 | 16.45 | 423 |
Attractions
Beaumont-la-Ronce
- Dolmen La Pierre Levée and megalith of Pont Champion, monument historique since 1943
- Saint Martin Church
- Beaumont-la-Ronce castle from the 17th century
- La Catinière mansion
- Domain of La Haute-Barde
Louestault
- 11th century Saint-Georges church
- Fontenailles Castle from the 14th century, rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century
Personalities
- Jacques Bonne-Gigault de Bellefonds (1698–1746), Bishop of Bayonne (1735–1741), of Arles (1741–1746) and Archbishop of Paris (1746)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016