Montbazon
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Monts | |
| Community association | Touraine Vallée de l'Indre | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ' N , 0 ° 43' E | |
| height | 52-92 m | |
| surface | 6.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,313 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 664 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37250 | |
| INSEE code | 37154 | |
 Montbazon Town Hall |
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Montbazon is a French municipality with 4313 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Tours and is the administrative seat of the canton of Monts . The place lies on the Indre between Veigné , Monts and Sorigny , about twelve kilometers from Tours .
history
Fulko III. , Count of Anjou , had a castle built here in the 11th century. In the 16th century, Montbazon was raised to a duchy and peerage for Louis VII. De Rohan-Guémené .
Population development
- 1962: 1.622
- 1968: 1,903
- 1975: 2,447
- 1982: 3.011
- 1990: 3,354
- 1999: 3.434
- 2006: 3,953
- 2011: 3,959
Attractions
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 905-913.
Web links
Commons : Montbazon - collection of images, videos and audio files
