Château-du-Loir (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dy lwaʁ]; literally 'Château of the Loir') is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 October 2016, it was merged into the new commune Montval-sur-Loir.[2] Château-du-Loir station has rail connections to Tours and Le Mans.
Château-du-Loir | |
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Part of Montval-sur-Loir | |
 The church of Saint-Guingalois | |
Location of Château-du-Loir  | |
  Château-du-Loir  Château-du-Loir | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 0°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 |
| 1 French 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 of Longué-Jumelles and Château-du-Loir, comrade in arms of Philippe Auguste
- Saint Siméon-François Berneux (1814 - 1866), one of the Korean Martyrs
- Pierre Loutrel (1916 - 1946), bandit
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 June 2016 (in French)
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