Montlouis-sur-Loire
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Montlouis-sur-Loire (main town) | |
| Community association | Touraine Est Vallées | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ' N , 0 ° 50' E | |
| height | 46-97 m | |
| surface | 24.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 10,666 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 434 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37270 | |
| INSEE code | 37156 | |
| Website | www.ville-montlouis-loire.fr | |
Montlouis-sur-Loire is a French city with 10,666 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Tours and the canton of Montlouis-sur-Loire . The inhabitants are called Montlouisiens or Montlouisiennes . The municipality gives its name to the Montlouis-sur-Loire wine region .
The municipality is bounded by the Loire to the north and the Filet river to the south .
Partnerships
Montlouis-sur-Loire has been in partnership with the German municipality of Appenweier ( Baden-Württemberg ) since 1975 and the Italian municipality of Castelvetro di Modena ( Emilia-Romagna ) since 2002.
Personalities
- Gabrielle d'Estrées (1570–1599), mistress of Henry IV of France lived in the Château de La Bourdaisière in Montlouis.
- Michel Debré (1912–1996), French politician and multiple minister, died in Montlouis-sur-Loire.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 949-957.
Web links
Commons : Montlouis-sur-Loire - Collection of images, videos and audio files
