Huismes
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Quinone | |
| Canton | Quinone | |
| Community association | Chinon, Vienne et Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 31–118 m | |
| surface | 23.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,475 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37420 | |
| INSEE code | 37118 | |
Huismes is a French commune in the Region Center-Val de Loire in Indre-et-Loire in Arrondissement Chinon and in the canton of Chinon .
The municipality covers 23.82 square kilometers at 31 to 118 m above sea level and has 1475 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is located six kilometers from Chinon .
The municipality is part of the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park .
Attractions
- Saint-Maurice church; Choir and capitals decorated with figures from the 12th century; Longhouse 12./13. Century; Changes in the interior mainly in the 19th century; 13th century tower on a Romanesque basis; "Passage du Doyenne", a structural connection to a neighboring building, a former manor house, with an arched passage, 16th century
- Several châteaus: Château de la Poiteviniere (19th century), de Contebault (15th / 16th century), d'Uzage (16th century), de La Villaumer ou La Ville-au-Maire (15th century, in the 19th century) . Century renovated; English park)
- Ruins of the Château de Bonaventure (15th century)
- 15th and 16th century mansions
- La Tourette, a former convent, late 16th century
Events
- Fête du terroir (regional specialties in Huismes) on the 2nd weekend in June
Personalities
- The painter, collage artist and sculptor Max Ernst lived here with his wife, the American painter Dorothea geb. Tanning , at “Le Pin Perdu” from 1955 to 1963, before moving to Seillans . During these years he created, among other things, the “Max Ernst Fountain” in Amboise . The “Maison Max Ernst” museum dedicated to the artist has existed since 2009.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 458-463.
Web links
Commons : Huismes - collection of images, videos and audio files
