Lavardin
Lavardin is the name of the following places:
- Lavardin (Loir-et-Cher) , a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in France
- Lavardin (Sarthe) , a commune in the Sarthe department in France
Furthermore:
- Lavardin Castle , a ruined castle in the municipality of Lavardin (Loir-et-Cher)
- Mézières-sous-Lavardin , north of Lavardin (Sarthe)
- Le Vieux Lavardin, district of Mézières-sous-Lavardin
- Phare du Lavardin, a lighthouse between the port of La Rochelle and the Île de Ré
Lavardin is the name of the following people:
- Hildebert von Lavardin (also Hildebert von Tours, Hydalbert, Gildebert or Aldebert, 1056–1133), archbishop and French writer
- Marquis de Lavardin was a title of nobility of the Beaumanoir family that referred to Lavardin (Sarthe)
- Jean Lavardin is the name of the investigating police inspector in the films Chicken in Vinegar (Poulet au vinaigre, 1985) and Inspector Lavardin or The Justice (Inspecteur Lavardin, 1986) as well as in the television series Inspector Lavardin (Les Dossiers secrets de l'inspecteur Lavardin, 1986 –1990) by Claude Chabrol , portrayed by Jean Poiret .
