Villedômer

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Villedômer
Villedômer (France)
Villedômer
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Loches
Canton Château-Renault
Community association Castelrenaudais
Coordinates 47 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 53'  E
height 72-154 m
surface 35.49 km 2
Residents 1,359 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 38 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 37110
INSEE code
Website http://www.villedomer.fr/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Villedômer

Villedômer is a French commune with 1,359 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Loches and the canton of Château-Renault . The inhabitants are called Villedomériens .

geography

Villedômer is located about 22 kilometers northeast of Tours on the small Madelon river , which flows into the Brenne here . Villedômer is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Le Boulay in the north, Château-Renault in the northeast, Auzouer-en-Touraine in the east, Neuillé-le-Lierre in the south and southeast, Reugny in the south and Crotelles in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 836 769 992 1,116 1,095 1,135 1,263 1,391
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Vincent-et-Saint-Gilles church from the 12th century, building from the 15th century
  • Gâtines Monastery, founded in 1138, rebuilt in 1207,
  • La Noue Castle in the 16./17. Built in the 16th century, monument historique since 1948

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with the British parish of Stapleford in Cambridgeshire (England).

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 418-420.

Web links

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