Montrichard

Montrichard

Montrichard

Montrichard is located in France
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Montrichard
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement Blois
Canton Montrichard
Intercommunality Cher à la Loire
Mayor Patrick Maupu
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 59–134 m (194–440 ft)
(avg. 68 m/223 ft)
Land area1 14.36 km2 (5.54 sq mi)
Population2 6,624  (1999)
 - Density 461 /km2 (1,190 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 41151/ 41400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°20′37″N 1°11′03″E / 47.3436111111°N 1.18416666667°E / 47.3436111111; 1.18416666667

Montrichard is a town and commune in the Loir-et-Cher département, in France.

The Cher River in Montrichard

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Geography

The town lies on the north bank of the Cher river. 32 kilometres (20 mi)south of Blois, 73 kilometres (45 mi)west of Vierzon and 42 kilometres (26 mi)east of Tours. The countryside is mainly constituted of vineyard, woods, cattle and cereals.

Sites and monuments

  • Château de Montrichard, a medieaval castle.
  • Nanteuil Church (12th, 13th, 15th centuries), whose statue of the Virgin Mary is the object of a very ancient pilgrimage on Whit Monday.
  • Church of the Holy Cross (Église Ste-Croix) has a fine Romanesque doorway and was the site of Joan of France's marriage to the future king.
  • Château de Pont-Cher, a 15th century home built into the cliff, containing the René Galloux collection of prehistoric and Gallo-Roman artefacts from excavations in the Cher valley.[1]

Notable people

  • Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, married the future king of France Louis XII in Montrichard, though the marriage was later annulled.
  • André Alerme, a French actor who appeared in more than 70 films, died here in 1960.
  • Paulette Abagnale, mother of Frank Abagnale, con artist

Popular Cultural

  • referenced in the 2002 feature film Catch Me If You Can, as the town which the mother of Frank Abagnale is from. Later in the movie Frank Abagnale is tracked down by the FBI and arrested in this town where, he has set up a high end printing facility for printing corporate checks.

References

  1. ^ Châteaux of the Loire p76 Michelin Tyre Co Ltd 1977 ISBN 206013210X



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