Château-du-Loir
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| local community | Montval-sur-Loir | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 42 ' N , 0 ° 25' E | |
| Post Code | 72500 | |
| Former INSEE code | 72071 | |
| Incorporation | October 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | www.ville-chateauduloir.fr | |
Château-du-Loir is a commune Déléguée in the French community Montval-sur-Loir with 4,614 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Sarthe and the region Pays de la Loire .
history
The land between Maine and Touraine has sparked desires on the part of the French and English kings for centuries, which lasted in the fortress of Château-du-Loir until 1789. The French Revolution, in turn, during which the city lost half of its inhabitants, produced a significant decline that only ended with the construction of the railway and the establishment of a railway depot in Château-du-Loir.
During the Renaissance, on the other hand, Château-du-Loir was the meeting place of the men of the Pléiade : Pierre de Ronsard , who was prior in the Saint Guingalois church from 1569 to 1585, Racan de Bueil , the Lazarre brothers, Jean-Antoine de Baïf , Joachim du Bellay and even the occasional Jacques Peletier du Mans .
Before 1789, Château-du-Loir was the seat of a royal governor, whose judicial district included 78 parishes, making it one of the most important cities in the province of Maine.
After the last lord of Château-du-Loir died around 1095 without a male heir, the place passed to Gottfried V. Plantagenet (who died here on September 11, 1151) and his descendants. In 1161, Château-du-Loir was taken by Philip Augustus and later passed to Guillaume des Roches , Seneschal of Anjou , Maine and Touraine, who founded the Bonlieu Abbey in 1219 . Queen Berengaria , widow of Richard the Lionheart , who had given Philip August the county of Maine in exchange for her possessions in Normandy, relinquished all her rights as a count's widow to the Seneschal, including those relating to Château-du-Loir and the forest of Bercé.
In May 1337, Château-du-Loir went to Philip of Valois , who sold it to the Count of Dreux for 31,000 livres , later the place was given to Louis I of Anjou as an apanage , then fell under King Louis XI. back to the crown a second time.
The Hundred Years War did not spare the fortified city, which was pillaged and destroyed by the English. In the 16th century, Château-du-Loir experienced a new boom and became an important center for linen weaving , spinning and tannery .
The municipality of Château-du-Loir was merged with Montabon and Vouvray-sur-Loir on October 1st, 2016 to form the Commune nouvelle Montval-sur-Loir. It was the capital of the canton of Château-du-Loir . Neighboring municipalities were: Luceau , Flée , Vouvray-sur-Loir, Nogent-sur-Loir and Montabon. Château-du-Loir is a wine-growing town whose wines belong to the Coteaux du Loir appellation .
Town twinning
- Ganderkesee (Germany) since 1979
- Westbury (UK) since 2000
Personalities
- Stéphane Petilleau (* 1971), racing cyclist
- Angélique Roujas (* 1974), soccer player
- Lionel Royer (1852–1926), painter
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 371-377.
