Semblancay
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Quinone | |
Canton | Château-Renault | |
Community association | Gâtine et Choisilles-Pays de Racan | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ' N , 0 ° 35' E | |
height | 92-134 m | |
surface | 35.66 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,171 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 37360 | |
INSEE code | 37245 |
Semblançay is a commune with 2,171 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 Château-Renault .
Neighboring municipalities are: Charentilly , Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher , Neuillé-Pont-Pierre , Saint-Roch , Sonzay and Neuvy-le-Roi .
Population development
- 1962: 929
- 1968: 867
- 1975: 875
- 1982: 1093
- 1990: 1489
- 1999: 1692
- 2004: 1960
- 2017: 2171
Attractions
- The ruins of the Château de Semblançay, of which only the donjon and a pillar of the drawbridge have been preserved.
Personalities
- Jacques de Beaune (around 1445–1527), surintendant des finances of King Francis I , became Baron de Semblançay.
- Francis Girod (1944–2006), director, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 1040-1044.
Web links
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