Château-la-Vallière
Château-la-Vallière | |
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 Ruins of the chateau of Vaujours | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Château-la-Vallière  | |
  Château-la-Vallière  Château-la-Vallière | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 0°19′33″E / 47.5478°N 0.3258°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Langeais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrice Berthelemot |
| Area 1 | 21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 1,614 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37062 /37330 |
| Elevation | 58–110 m (190–361 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Château-la-Vallière is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Château de Vaujours
The Château de Vaujours, situated 3 kilometres south of Château-la-Vallière, is an ancient fortress from the 12th to 15th centuries. It belonged to the manor of Chasteaux-en-Anjou, the future Château-la-Vallière. It was built to protect the eastern borders of Anjou.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 578 | — |
| 1800 | 567 | −1.9% |
| 1806 | 627 | +10.6% |
| 1821 | 1,174 | +87.2% |
| 1831 | 1,239 | +5.5% |
| 1836 | 1,337 | +7.9% |
| 1841 | 1,370 | +2.5% |
| 1846 | 1,308 | −4.5% |
| 1851 | 1,344 | +2.8% |
| 1856 | 1,323 | −1.6% |
| 1861 | 1,309 | −1.1% |
| 1866 | 1,243 | −5.0% |
| 1872 | 1,175 | −5.5% |
| 1876 | 1,179 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 1,228 | +4.2% |
| 1886 | 1,400 | +14.0% |
| 1891 | 1,260 | −10.0% |
| 1896 | 1,246 | −1.1% |
| 1901 | 1,266 | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 1,272 | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 1,296 | +1.9% |
| 1921 | 1,200 | −7.4% |
| 1926 | 1,244 | +3.7% |
| 1931 | 1,234 | −0.8% |
| 1936 | 1,323 | +7.2% |
| 1946 | 1,319 | −0.3% |
| 1954 | 1,212 | −8.1% |
| 1962 | 1,431 | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 1,530 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 1,592 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1,628 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,482 | −9.0% |
| 1999 | 1,535 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,589 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,614 | +1.6% |
Personalities
Jean Schubnel (born in Château-la-Vallière 24 June 1894; died 1987) was a 20th-century French naive painter.
See also
References
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