• Thumbnail for Blaison-Saint-Sulpice
    Blaison-Saint-Sulpice (French pronunciation: [blɛzɔ̃ sɛ̃ sylpis] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was...
    2 KB (100 words) - 10:10, 2 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chinon
    church of Saint Maurice is the most likely location of Joan of Arc's prayer, while in Chinon in 1429. The church of Saint Etienne, or Saint Stephen in...
    23 KB (3,188 words) - 12:05, 13 March 2024
  • France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Blaison-Saint-Sulpice. Its population was 201 in 2019. Communes of the Maine-et-Loire...
    2 KB (91 words) - 21:47, 21 April 2022
  • the new commune of Blaison-Saint-Sulpice. Castle of Blaison Motte-and-bailey of Blaison, before the castle Tithe barn of Blaison Communes of the Maine-et-Loire...
    2 KB (84 words) - 21:41, 21 April 2022
  • Thumbnail for Loire Valley
    Beaumont-en-Véron Béhuard Berthenay Blaison-Saint-Sulpice Blois Bou Bouchemaine Brain-sur-l'Authion Bréhémont Candes-Saint-Martin Candé-sur-Beuvron Cangey...
    18 KB (1,439 words) - 11:35, 3 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Cholet
    The Church of St Peter (Saint-Pierre), St Peter street, exists from the 6th and 7th centuries in what is then the borough of Saint-Pierre. It was vandalized...
    13 KB (1,475 words) - 19:02, 13 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Orléans
    gauche) has a gentle depression to about 95 m (312 ft) above sea level (at Saint-Marceau) between the Loire and the Loiret, designated a "zone inondable"...
    49 KB (5,335 words) - 23:45, 18 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Saumur
    translator of classics Jeanne Delanoue (1666-1736), made a Roman Catholic Saint in 1982 François Bontemps (1753–1811), General of the French Revolutionary...
    14 KB (1,427 words) - 16:22, 27 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Chaumont-sur-Loire
    Beaumont-en-Véron Béhuard Berthenay Blaison-Saint-Sulpice Blois Bou Bouchemaine Brain-sur-l'Authion Bréhémont Candes-Saint-Martin Candé-sur-Beuvron Cangey...
    4 KB (230 words) - 12:01, 9 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tours
    Carolingians, with the Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Saint Martin and Gregory of Tours were from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine...
    42 KB (4,691 words) - 04:11, 13 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Angers
    of Tours. The first abbey, Saint-Aubin, was built during the 7th century to house the sarcophagus of Saint Albinius. Saint-Serge Abbey was founded by...
    77 KB (8,456 words) - 23:11, 6 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Amboise
    from Scotland in 1548, aged six, via the French king's favourite palace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris, and remained in France until 1561, when she...
    10 KB (882 words) - 14:03, 21 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou
    Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ baʁtelemi dɑ̃ʒu] , literally Saint-Barthélemy of Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department...
    3 KB (129 words) - 01:08, 3 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Montsoreau
    Absalon, coming from Tournus, was first considering to shelter the relics of Saint-Florent before bringing them further downstream the Loire and settle in...
    107 KB (10,644 words) - 13:03, 22 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Beaugency
    1.63306°E / 47.77750; 1.63306 Lock of Dunois (14-15th century) Church Saint Etienne (11th century) Abbey church (12th century) City hall (16th century)...
    7 KB (788 words) - 13:45, 17 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Blois
    Fountain (Fontaine Saint-Martin), below the staircase between the château and Louis XII Place; St. Nicholas Fountain (Fontaine Saint-Nicolas), within the...
    48 KB (5,525 words) - 06:01, 18 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
    Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa syʁ lwaʁ], literally Saint-Benoît on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central...
    3 KB (213 words) - 16:11, 3 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix
    Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də la kʁwa] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Communes of the...
    2 KB (82 words) - 01:08, 3 August 2023
  • communes: Blaison-Saint-Sulpice Brissac Loire Aubance (partly) Les Garennes sur Loire Mûrs-Erigné Les Ponts-de-Cé Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance...
    1 KB (117 words) - 13:19, 20 April 2021
  • Thumbnail for Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
    Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ de kɔʁ] ) is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France...
    3 KB (208 words) - 23:30, 30 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
    Fontevraud Saint Catherine's chapel with its lantern of the dead Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié (chapel of Our Lady of Compassion) Église Saint-Michel (church...
    3 KB (136 words) - 01:06, 3 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
    Bellevigne-en-Layon 49060 49400 Bellevigne-les-Châteaux 49029 49320 Blaison-Saint-Sulpice 49030 49160 Blou 49138 49250 Les Bois-d'Anjou 49035 49080 Bouchemaine...
    9 KB (85 words) - 16:09, 8 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Azay-le-Rideau
    known of the châteaux of the Loire valley. There is a church dedicated to Saint Symphorien near the château that is interesting for the number of architectural...
    5 KB (391 words) - 10:43, 20 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Champtocé-sur-Loire
    Bégrolles-en-Mauges Béhuard Bellevigne-en-Layon Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Blaison-Saint-Sulpice Blou Les Bois-d'Anjou Bouchemaine Bouillé-Ménard Bourg-l'Évêque...
    2 KB (97 words) - 13:41, 16 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin
    Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁive sɛ̃ mɛmɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Communes of the...
    2 KB (87 words) - 00:32, 3 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, Loiret
    Saint-Jean-le-Blanc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ lə blɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Communes of the Loiret department...
    2 KB (80 words) - 10:33, 30 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Sully-sur-Loire
    Beaumont-en-Véron Béhuard Berthenay Blaison-Saint-Sulpice Blois Bou Bouchemaine Brain-sur-l'Authion Bréhémont Candes-Saint-Martin Candé-sur-Beuvron Cangey...
    3 KB (248 words) - 18:57, 26 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Fondettes
    Santarém (district), Portugal. Architectural Heritage of Fondettes The Saint-Symphorien's church. The castle of La Plaine. The castle of Châtigny. Prioral...
    4 KB (212 words) - 12:50, 30 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Meung-sur-Loire
    by the invading Alans. The marais was drained, according to tradition by Saint Liphard around the year 520. The canalisation formed the watercourses known...
    5 KB (523 words) - 10:00, 2 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chalonnes-sur-Loire
    Beaumont-en-Véron Béhuard Berthenay Blaison-Saint-Sulpice Blois Bou Bouchemaine Brain-sur-l'Authion Bréhémont Candes-Saint-Martin Candé-sur-Beuvron Cangey...
    3 KB (182 words) - 01:05, 3 August 2023