Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | ||
|---|---|---|
.svg)
|
|
|
| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Quinone | |
| Canton | Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine (main town) | |
| Community association | Touraine Val de Vienne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 7 ' N , 0 ° 37' E | |
| height | 58-122 m | |
| surface | 40.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,214 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 104 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37800 | |
| INSEE code | 37226 | |
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine is a French commune with 4,214 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Chinon and the canton of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine . The place is crossed by the Manse River.
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine is the AOC name for a French goat cheese that is covered in the article Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,069 | 3,574 | 4.016 | 4.130 | 3,983 | 3,909 | 4.019 | 4,328 |
Attractions
- Neo-Gothic church of Sainte-Maure with a crypt from the 9th-11th centuries. Century, since 1926 Monument historique
- Chapelle des Vierges from the 15th century, reconstruction in the 19th century.
- Prieuré Saint-Mesmin, founded in 1060 by Hugues I de Sainte-Maure, has been a monument historique since 1948. Private property
- Couvent Notre-Dame-des-Vertus from 1682
- Market halls from 1672
- Castle Sainte-Maure of the Rohan family , founded in 990 by Fulko Nerra , new building in the 14th-15th centuries. Century, Folklore Museum
- the menhir Pierre Percée von Draché (also called Menhir des Arabes) south of the village
Town twinning
- Ayllón (Segovia) , Spain
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 1252-1261.
Web links
Commons : Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine - Collection of images, videos and audio files
