Lavardin (Loir-et-Cher)
| Lavardin | ||
|---|---|---|
.svg)
|
|
|
| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme | |
| Canton | Montoire-sur-le-Loir | |
| Community association | Territoires Vendômois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 45 ' N , 0 ° 53' E | |
| height | 63-146 m | |
| surface | 6.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 183 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41800 | |
| INSEE code | 41113 | |
 View of Lavardin |
||
Lavardin is a French municipality with 183 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) ^ in the department of Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire .
The place is located on the Loir River and has been classified as one of the Plus beaux villages de France ( most beautiful villages in France ) due to its medieval appearance with its castle ruins and its early Romanesque church building . Well-known artists such as the landscape painter Charles Busson have found their motifs here.
Attractions
Worth seeing in Lavardin:
- the 13th century bridge over the Loir,
- some houses from the 12th to 16th centuries,
- the ruins of Lavardin Castle , the main base of the Lords of Vendôme, with remains of the residential wing and its outbuildings as well as the 26 meter high keep.
- the Saint-Genest church from the 11th to 13th centuries with Romanesque frescoes ,
- Troglodyte houses above the church.
Old bridge over the Loir with the castle ruins in the background
Rue Pied de Mai
Lavardin castle ruins
Saint-Genest church
The early Romanesque church of Saint-Genest is a three-aisled basilica with a west tower placed in the nave and with heavy, village-like structures. In parts, the building fabric dates back to around 1040 and 1080, the rest dates from the 12th and 13th centuries.
The three naves are separated by solid pillars and round arches. The triumphal arch leads to the main choir, which is closed by an apse with a semi-domed vault. The pillars between the main and secondary choirs have capitals with primitive sculptures and ornamental shapes. Numerous remains of wall paintings, which have been exposed since the 19th century, soften the severity of the spatial impression. They date from the 12th to 16th centuries.
Saint-Genest church
View into the main choir and apse
Pillar between main and side choir
Saint-Genest - inside
literature
- Wilfried Hansmann : The Loire Valley. Castles, churches and cities in the «Garden of France» . 2nd Edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6614-0 , p. 208 .
- Wilfried Hansmann: The Loire Valley. Castles, churches and cities in the «Garden of France» . DuMont Reiseverlag, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-7701-6086-X , p. 243.
