Channay-sur-Lathan

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Channay-sur-Lathan
Channay-sur-Lathan (France)
Channay-sur-Lathan
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Quinone
Canton Langeais
Community association Touraine Ouest Val de Loire
Coordinates 47 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 16 ′  E
height 71-91 m
surface 28.71 km 2
Residents 841 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 37330
INSEE code

Channay-sur-Lathan is a French municipality with 841 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Chinon and is part of the canton of Langeais (until 2015: canton of Château-la-Vallière ). The inhabitants are called Chanéens .

geography

Channay-sur-Lathan is about 34 kilometers west-northwest of Tours and about 60 kilometers east of Angers . The Lathan River runs along the southeastern municipal boundary . Channay-sur-Lathan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Laurent-de-Lin in the north, Courcelles-de-Touraine in the east, Savigné-sur-Lathan in the southeast, Hommes in the south and southeast, Rillé in the south and Noyant-Villages in the West.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 773 792 666 569 578 595 755 832
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Quentin Church, a historic monument since 1948
  • Le Mesnil mansion, 17th century house, historic monument since 1948
  • Les Hayes mansion, 15th century tower, 17th century chapel, historic monument since 1948
  • La Barrée mansion from the 16th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 322-325.

Web links

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