Discover loir et cher

Discover the towns and cities to visit in the loir et cher department.

Discover the city of vendome   In 1032, the advent of Geoffroy MARTEL, wire of Foulque NERRA, Count d' Anjou, marks the beginning of the political influence angevine on the county of Vendôme. During second half of XIIe century, the city passes in turn to the hands of Henri II Plantagenêt and Philippe Auguste. The territorial stake of ceaseless fights brings, without any doubt, during XIVe century, the counts de Vendôme and of Blois to delimit their respective counties. The Trinity of Vendôme, a powerful abbey as of XIe century The Odéric abbot is the first, in 1066, to obtain the title of cardinal. This bond direct and privileged abbey towards papacy remains until the Revolution. The abbot Geoffroy Ier (abbot of 1093 to 1132) affirms the radiation of the abbey, in particular by his decisive action at the time of the quarrel of the Nominations. He makes it possible to the pope Urbain II to take again his position. This power is not without regularly creating tensions with the Counts de Vendôme, who are regulated by an agreement in 1185.

Discover the town of saint laurent nouan  In the middle of France, between the Loire and the Sologne, Saint-Laurent-Nouan accomodates you with the door of the most beautiful castles of France. Near large axes of communication (A10 motorways, A71, A85, line the SNCF Paris-Bordeaux) which puts it at two hours of Paris, equipped with reception facilities, industrial and commercial important, Saint-Laurent-Nouan is a common dynamics, which has the assets, the equipment and the advantages of average city; but the safeguarding of its rural and flowered nature also make a village of it where it makes good food! The commune of Saint-Laurent-Nouan was born in 1971 from fusion from Saint-Laurent-of-Water and the Nouan-on-Loire. It counts 3751 inhabitants and has a surface of approximately 6.098 ha. Saint-Laurent-Nouan belongs to the community of communes of the COUNTRY OF CHAMBORD, which counts 16 communes and approximately 19.000 inhabitants. Saint-Laurent-Nouan is twinned with Winnweiler, city German of Palatinat. Its school of music has regular exchanges with the school Martinü de Novy Jicin (Czech Republic).

Discover the town of ferté-imbault  Ferté-imbault proposes a choice of activities and good addresses to you, among many other local richnesses, to prolong your visit in the Sologne agreeably. To visit the most beautiful castles of the “Valley of the Kings”, Chambord, Chenonceaux, Blois etc… to practise fishing and hunting there.

Discover val de cher saint-aignan  Land of welcome, the Valley of Dear Saint-Aignan offers a broad range of visits and activities which will charm small and large. You will be able to travel through time and to discover at your rate/rhythm our cities and villages. You will be able to also you ressourcer and to appreciate the pleasures of a walk on Expensive, an excursion discovered with foot or bicycle or of a flight in the montgolfier. Finally you will be able to divert yourselves at the time of concerts, of evenings tastings in the vines, visits of exposure…