Château-du-Loir(French pronunciation:[ʃɑtodylwaʁ];literally 'Châteauof theLoir') is a formercommunein theSarthedepartmentin theregionofPays de la Loirein north-westernFrance.On 1 October 2016, it was merged into the new communeMontval-sur-Loir.[2]Château-du-Loir stationhas rail connections to Tours and Le Mans.
Château-du-Loir | |
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Part ofMontval-sur-Loir | |
 The church of Saint-Guingalois | |
Location of Château-du-Loir  | |
  Château-du-Loir  Château-du-Loir | |
| Coordinates:47°41′54″N0°25′06″E/ 47.6983°N 0.4183°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Montval-sur-Loir |
| Commune | Montval-sur-Loir |
Area 1 | 11.46 km2(4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 4,551 |
| • Density | 400/km2(1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Postal code | 72500 |
| Elevation | 44–131 m (144–430 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Notable people
edit- Gervais II,lord of Château-du-Loir
- Cécile Didier(1888–1975), stage and film actress
- Guillaume des Roches(1165 - 1222), lord ofLongué-Jumellesand Château-du-Loir, comrade in arms ofPhilippe Auguste
- Saint Siméon-François Berneux(1814 - 1866), one of theKorean Martyrs
- Pierre Loutrel(1916 - 1946), bandit
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019,INSEE
- ^Arrêté préfectoral28 June 2016(in French)
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