Villechauve
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme | |
| Canton | Montoire-sur-le-Loir | |
| Community association | Territoires Vendômois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 97-147 m | |
| surface | 11.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 276 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41310 | |
| INSEE code | 41278 | |
Villechauve is a French municipality with 276 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 of Vendôme and is part of the canton of Montoire-sur-le-Loir (until 2015: canton of Saint-Amand-Longpré ). The inhabitants are called Villechauviens .
geography
Villechauve is about 29 kilometers northeast of Tours and about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Blois . Villechauve is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Amand-Longpré in the north and northeast, Villeporcher in the east, Saunay in the south and southeast, Neuville-sur-Brenne in the south and southwest and Authon in the west.
history
Franco-German War 1870/71
On December 15, 1870, a battle between the German cavalry under General von Hartmann and French troops took place here.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| 347 | 293 | 266 | 247 | 251 | 270 | 288 | 291 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- 11th century Saint-Gatien church
- Blancamp Castle
