Château-la-Vallière

Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 0°19′33″E / 47.5478°N 0.3258°E / 47.5478; 0.3258
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Château-la-Vallière
Ruins of the chateau of Vaujours
Ruins of the chateau of Vaujours
Coat of arms of Château-la-Vallière
Location of Château-la-Vallière
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Château-la-Vallière is located in France
Château-la-Vallière
Château-la-Vallière
Château-la-Vallière is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Château-la-Vallière
Château-la-Vallière
Coordinates: 47°32′52″N 0°19′33″E / 47.5478°N 0.3258°E / 47.5478; 0.3258
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementChinon
CantonLangeais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Gauthier[1]
Area
1
21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,719
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37062 /37330
Elevation58–110 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 (French: [ʃɑto la valjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Château de Vaujours[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,552—    
1975 1,611+0.53%
1982 1,646+0.31%
1990 1,500−1.15%
1999 1,553+0.39%
2007 1,605+0.41%
2012 1,674+0.85%
2017 1,780+1.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities[edit]

Jean Schubnel (born in Château-la-Vallière 24 June 1894; died 1987) was a 20th-century French naive painter.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE