Veigné

Veigné is a French municipality with 6266 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 is part of the canton of Monts . The inhabitants are called Vindinia .

geography

Veigné is located on the Indre River , about 14 kilometers south of Tours , and is surrounded by the municipalities of Chambray-lès-Tours in the north, Esvres in the east, Saint-Branchs in the south, Sorigny in the south-west, Montbazon and Monts in the west and Joué-lès -Tours in the northwest.

Saint-Maxent church, reconstructed sacred building from 1873, bell tower from the period between 1140 and 1160 (registered as Monument historique 1961)
Veigné mill, now a cultural center with a music school
Manoir de la Championnière with park
Château de Couzières, built on the ruins of a 15th century fortification
Manoir de la Belle Jonchère from around 1600
Domaine de la Tortinière, château with park built in 1866
Manoir de Fontiville, built around 1845
Domaine de Thorigny, dating back to the 11th century as a Torineum , used by the Rohan-Guemene family from 1790
Manoir de Taffoneau, from around 1440

Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 931-939.

Commons : Veigné - collection of images, videos and audio files