Véretz
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Montlouis-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Touraine Est Vallées | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ' N , 0 ° 48' E | |
| height | 47-94 m | |
| surface | 13.86 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,496 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 324 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37270 | |
| INSEE code | 37267 | |
| Website | http://www.veretz.com/ | |
Véretz is a French municipality with 4496 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of 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 Véretzois (es) .
geography
Véretz is located on the southern bank of the Cher River . Véretz is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montlouis-sur-Loire in the north and northeast, Azay-sur-Cher in the east and southeast, Esvres in the south and Larçay in the west.
The former route nationale 76 (today: D976) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 864 |
| 1968 | 1.009 |
| 1975 | 1,315 |
| 1982 | 2,313 |
| 1990 | 2,709 |
| 1999 | 3,020 |
| 2006 | 3,829 |
| 2011 | 4,218 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 16th century
- Véretz Castle, rebuilt in the 19th century
- La Chavonnière estate (Courier's house)
- La Gagnerie property, with foundations from the 13th century
- La Pidellerie property from the 15th century
Personalities
- Paul-Louis Courier (1772–1825), writer, murdered in his home near Véretz
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 958-966.
Web links
Commons : Véretz - collection of images, videos and audio files
