Mesland
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Blois | |
| Canton | Onzain | |
| Community association | Agglomération de Blois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 ' N , 1 ° 7' E | |
| height | 62-116 m | |
| surface | 26.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 565 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41150 | |
| INSEE code | 41137 | |
 Mairie Mesland |
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Mesland is a French municipality with 565 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Blois and the municipality of Agglomération de Blois .
geography
The municipality is located about 22 kilometers southwest of Blois on the eastern edge of the historic Touraine province . The flowing waters in the municipality are oriented south to the Cisse , which here flows parallel to the Loire . The hilly area is characterized by an alternation of forests, arable land and grapevines. Neighboring municipalities are Santenay in the north, Veuzain-sur-Loire in the east, Monteaux in the south, Cangey in the west and Dame-Marie-les-Bois in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 | |
| Residents | 631 | 605 | 540 | 478 | 483 | 528 | 540 | 567 | |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Grange de la Perdrière, a barn from the late 18th century, protected as a monument historique
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 26 farms in the municipality of Mesland (cultivation of grain, aromatic and medicinal plants, horse and cattle breeding and 13 winegrowers).
The vines in the municipality of Mesland belong to the Touraine-Mesland wine-growing region as part of the Val de Loire wine-growing region .
The D +52 trunk road runs from Blois to Tours six kilometers south of Mesland . In Autrèche , twelve kilometers away, there is a connection to the Autoroute A 10 from Paris to Bordeaux . The nearest train station on the Paris – Bordeaux line is located in the neighboring village of Onzain to the south-east .
