Montrichard Val de Cher

Montrichard Val de Cher
region	Center-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Montrichard (main town)
Community association	Agglopolys Blois
Coordinates	47 ° 21 ' N , 1 ° 11' E Coordinates: 47 ° 21 ' N , 1 ° 11' E
height	58-134 m
surface	19.2 km 2
Residents	3,810 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	198 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	41400
INSEE code	41151
Website	http://www.montrichardvaldecher.fr/

Montrichard Val de Cher is a French commune with 3,810 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 Romorantin-Lanthenay and the canton of Montrichard .

It was created with effect from January 1, 2016 as Commune nouvelle by merging the previous municipalities of Montrichard and Bourré , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Montrichard.

structure

District	former INSEE code	Area (km²)	Population (2017)
Montrichard (administrative headquarters)	41151	14.36	3,156
Bourré	41023	04.84	0654

geography

Montrichard Val de Cher is located about 32 kilometers south-south-west of Blois am Cher , which borders the municipality in the south, and is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Vallières-les-Grandes in the north and northwest, Pontlevoy in the north and northeast, Monthou-sur-Cher in the east, Angé in the southeast, Saint-Julien-de-Chédon in the south, Faverolles-sur-Cher in the south and southwest and Chissay-en-Touraine in the west.

Attractions

Montrichard

Notre-Dame de Nanteuil pilgrimage church, the core of the 12th century
Saint-Croix church at the foot of the Donjon, 16th to 19th centuries; It was here that the Duke Louis d'Orléans, who later became King Louis XII , married in 1476 . , Jeanne de Valois , daughter of Louis XI.

Donjon, structured by pillars, consisted of three floors until 1589; with a history and local museum

the ruins of Montrichard Castle