#indre-et-loire department

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Entre Tours et Angers, Juillet 2021 (2) (3) by Zoé

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Luynes. Le Château (Côté Ouest).

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French gendarmerie from the departments of Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire arrest 3 individuals suspected of committing over 80 burglaries in the span of a month and burying their spoils in the nearby Blois forest.

Gendarmerie de Loir et Cher, November 26, 2015

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Chateau de Montresor

Château de Montrésor is located in the village of Montrésor in the department of Indre-et-Loire, France. Built for defense in the 11th century by Foulques Nerra, the medieval castle is set on a rocky promontory overlooking the Indrois Valley. In the 12th century, the castle fell into the hands of King Henry II of England, and the entrance towers were built, along with a north curtain wall. In 1188, King Philip Augustus of France retook the castle from the English. The Castle was demolished in 1203 and rebuilt in 1393 for Jean Iv de Bueil, who added an enclosure wall, the gatehouse, and existing outbuildings. Due to the royal court spending time at the castle during the 15th century, Imbert de Batarnay purchased the castle and built a residence inside the feudal enclosure, but only the main wing remains. The castle has a long history with different leading families in residence, but its prominence began to decline during The French Revolution. The castle chapel and west wing were demolished by the Gonsan family in 1845 and then restored in 1849 by Count Xavier Branicki. He was a wealthy Polish immigrant exiled from his country and a friend of Napoleon III. The Branicki family descendants still own the estate. The structure combines vestiges from the 11th century fortress and the Renaissance castle built in the 15th century. The fortress has a double enclosure wall surrounding the keep. The keep has corner towers, a 12th century gate tower, and a parapet. The interior boasts an 1855 spiral staircase, a grand salon with a piano where Chopin composed a waltz, a Renaissance-designed dining room, an Italian boudoir, a collection of French and English 19th century firearms, 16th – 19th century weapons, and artworks from the Renaissance and Middle Ages. In 1996, the French Ministry of Culture listed the castle as a historical monument. Château de Montrésor is open to the public for tours.

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Lord save me. The person deleted the post right after I answered and I am blanking their name for that reason.

I don't blame them since the French départements d'outre-mer are basically very unlike the way many countries handle similar territories. But it kind emphasizes something I've been trying to explain to a lot of gym fans. French colonialism and the colonial legacy doesn't work the way you might think it does based on your experience with your own countries.

The French political class considers the people of these departments to not need any special considerations because they are full and equal French citizens (and members of the European Union). Please meet Louis-Joseph Manscour, the MEP that represents Martinique in the European Parliament.

There is no special consideration because MDJDS is from Martinique. It is EXACTLY the same status that Carolann Héduit has living in Indre-et-Loire in central France.

In France special consideration for people from colonies or former colonies would be pretty much a non starter. I'm not arguing this is not it's own sort of colonialism, but what I am telling you is that it is the political reality.

And while we're at it Marine Boyer is also from a département d'outre-mer, the Indian ocean island of Réunion. The same goes for her too.

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Montrésor

Commune in France

Region: Centre-Val de Loire

Department: Indre-et-Loire

Montrésor is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The village lies on the right bank of the Indrois, which flows northwest through the middle of the commun

View over Montrésor, 1981

Château de Montrésor

Its history is largely intertwined with that of its castle, built at the beginning of the eleventh century at the end of a rocky spur overlooking the Indrois valley and rebuilt or remodelled several times since then. It was at his feet that the village was built, at first a simple locality of the neighbouring commune of Beaumont-Village, erected as a parish only in 1700, around the collegiate church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, and which became a commune during the French Revolution.

Area: 98 ha

Montrésor - Wikipedia

Montrésor — Wikipédia

Montresor, France (by pascal lacour)

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Pesto linked to botulism cases in France

Getty Images Five people are receiving emergency medical care in France for suspected botulism linked to eating pesto. According to authorities in the Indre-et-Loire department in west-central France, a locally made brand of wild garlic sauce may have been contaminated with a dangerous toxin that can attack the nerves. Cases like this are rare but potentially fatal, and can happen if homemade…

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Pesto linked to botulism cases in France

Getty Images Five people are receiving emergency medical care in France for suspected botulism linked to eating pesto. According to authorities in the Indre-et-Loire department in west-central France, a locally made brand of wild garlic sauce may have been contaminated with a dangerous toxin that can attack the nerves. Cases like this are rare but potentially fatal, and can happen if homemade…

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Rivers overflow their banks in western France, red alert declared

The western French department of Indre-et-Loire on Monday was still under a red alert regime declared over the weekend due to the risk of flooding, Anadolu Ajansı reports.

Local authorities issued flood warnings for the region and said more than 100 firefighters and soldiers were on hand to help residents on Sunday. More than 350 people have contacted emergency services for help since the flooding began.

Footage appeared on social media showing water flowing down a main street in Montmorillon.

Intense rainfall triggered the overflow of the Gartempe river, after which part of the streets along with cars were submerged under floodwaters. The water level in the river exceeded 5 metres, two metres higher than usual.

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The Top 7 Famous French Castles

Some of the most exquisite castles in the world, each rich in grandeur and history, can be found in France. The Château de Versailles, Château de Chambord, and Château de Chenonceau are a few of these famous sites. The Château de Versailles, which was first constructed as a hunting lodge for King Louis XIII and then extended into an opulent palace by his successor, Louis XIV, is a testament to the wealth and power of France. It is a monument to French elegance and sophistication with its expansive grounds, elaborate rooms, and stunning architecture. The unique Renaissance architecture of Château de Chambord makes it a marvel of French design. It was commissioned by King Francis I and displays the opulence of the French royalty with its elaborate embellishments, double helix staircases, and expansive woodland domain. Renowned for its exquisite beauty and picturesque location, the Château de Chenonceau is tucked elegantly above the river Cher. Because of the enormous impact of the ladies who molded its history, it has been dubbed "The Ladies' Castle" and is characterized by its famous arching bridge and rich gardens. These castles captivate tourists from all over the world with their ageless elegance and charisma, serving as architectural wonders as well as windows into France's rich cultural legacy.

 Here are some famous French castles.

1. Château de Versailles: The home of the last king of France: Without a doubt, the most famous castle in France is the Palace of Versailles. Before the monarchy was overthrown in 1789, Louis XVI, the last king of France, lived there. It is situated 20 kilometers southwest of Paris. The palace was built on a 1,070-hectare park with magnificent French gardens, and it occupies 67,000 square meters. With seven hundred rooms, 1,250 fireplaces, and 67 staircases, it's about as opulent and extravagant as a structure can get. Some of the best examples of French arts and crafts may be seen here, from the King's Apartment to the Hall of Mirrors.

2. Château de Chambord: The largest castle in the Loire Valley: Situated 5 kilometers from the river, the Château de Chambord is the biggest castle in the Loire Valley. It was constructed in the 16th century amid a vast forested park halfway between Blois and Orléans. The castle's Renaissance-style architecture is claimed to have been influenced by Leonardo da Vinci. Head to the northwest side of the moat for a stunning view of the castle reflected in the water. Use the audio tour tablet when you visit to learn about the history of this beautiful fortification erected by French King Francis I.

3. Château de Chenonceau: A castle built over the Cher River: Situated in the Indre-et-Loire department, 30 km east of Tour, the Château de Chenonceau is situated in the center of the Cher River. Beautiful bridges connect it to the ground, and to the north are magnificent gardens, and to the south are woods. Its architecture, which combines early Renaissance and late Gothic elements, makes it one of France's most visited castles. Don't miss the park's labyrinth, and make reservations in advance if you wish to eat lunch in the castle's garden restaurant, L'Orangerie.

4. Château de Fontainebleau: From King Louis VII to President Charles de Gaulle: Originally built in the 12th century, the Château de Fontainebleau has been expanded, renovated, and remodeled by various monarchs, an emperor, and a president over its long history.  The castle, located near Fontainebleau and surrounded by a massive forest of the same name, contains 1,500 rooms and is one of France's greatest structures. It was one of Napoléon's favourite palaces, and the previous king's Parlor still has his throne and crown. You should use the extremely educational audio guide offered during your visit to understand more about the castle's historical significance.

 5. Château de Cheverny: Hanging around Marlinspike Hall: Cheverny is undoubtedly not on par with the other French castles that we have included in our list of the most exquisite. But this amazing 17th-century rural estate is most known for being Hergé's basis for the Château de Moulinsart, or Marlinspike Hall in English, that he drew for the Adventures of Tintin comic books. Period furnishings and ornaments have been kept in this little castle. For this reason, even if you are not a fan of Tintin, it is a really enjoyable historical site to visit.

6. Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte: Discover the castle that inspired the architecture at Versailles: The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, located 45 kilometers southeast of Paris on a magnificent 500-hectare estate, is a magnificent representation of French craftsmanship and elegance. Famous for being the castle that inspired Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte has symmetrical French Baroque architecture, exquisitely designed interiors, and gardens à la française. The Carriage Museum, the panoramic dome, and the subterranean Styx River are the attractions of a visit. Be sure not to miss the candlelit visit, which takes place every Saturday after dark if you visit between May and October.

7. Château de Chantilly: A domain for art and horse lovers, 40 km north of Paris: Two castles, the 15th-century Petit Château and the 19th-century Grand Château, are located inside the Chantilly estate. They are situated in a vast park with a French formal garden, sizable water ponds, cascades, and a rustic town that recreates the way of life in the rural areas of the past. The estate also houses the Great Stables, the Chantilly Racecourse, and the Condé Museum, which has the second-largest collection of historic French paintings in France, after the Louvre. There are days when the Great Stables host horse shows.

 Conclusion

 Discovering the well-known French castles is a voyage through beauty and time, providing an insight into the country's rich past and breathtaking architecture. Every castle narrates a tale of kings, queens, and cultural legacies, from the opulence of the Château de Versailles to the elaborate architecture of the Château de Chambord and the enchanting charm of the Château de Chenonceau. Visitors are taken to an opulent and elegant realm as they are astounded by the elaborate rooms, expansive gardens, and magnificent architecture. These recognizable sites serve as both reminders of France's great past and a display of the country's architectural brilliance.

Getting a France visa from Delhi is the first step for visitors from Delhi who want to go on this amazing trip and experience the charm of magnificent castles for themselves. With the visa in hand, kids may see historical landmarks, take in the allure of French culture, and make lifelong memories. Visiting these castles is an amazing trip that perfectly encapsulates the spirit of France's attractiveness, whether it's meandering through the grounds of Versailles, scaling the spiral staircases of Chambord, or crossing the arched bridge of Chenonceau. Travelers leave with a greater understanding of the beauty and history these great structures possess, and with each visit, they become a part of the monuments' enduring heritage.

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Montrésor, France: Montrésor is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The village lies on the right bank of the Indrois, which flows northwest through the middle of the commune. Wikipedia

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Pierre Levée dolmen

The Pierre Levée dolmen (also called Haute Barde) is located west of Beaumont-la-Ronce, north of Tours in the Touraine in the Indre-et-Loire department in France.

Read more at: https://paganplaces.com/places/pierre-levee-dolmen/

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Villandry le Château. Côté Nord ouest.

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Château d’Azay-le-Rideau

Château d’Azay-le-Rideau is located in the town of Azay-le-Rideau in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, France. The current castle was built between 1518 and 1528 and is considered a prime example of early French renaissance architecture, although it retains some medieval characteristics. The medieval qualities are seen in the moat, corner towers, and the external sentry walk. The castle is set on an island in the middle of the Indre River and occupies the site of the former feudal castle, which fell victim to the Hundred Years’ War. The fortress lay in ruins until 1518, when Gilles Berthelot acquired the property. Berthelot was a financier and the major of Tours in service of Francis I. Berthelot reconstructed the castle to represent his wealth and status, including a grand entranceway and an ornate staircase inspired by Italian architecture. Unfortunately, Berthelot never moved into his home and when suspected of embezzlement he fled the country. The castle was confiscated in 1526 by Francis I and given to the king’s Captain of the Guard, Antoine Raffin. In 1840, the castle was listed as a historical monument and in 1905 it was purchased by the French state. The fortress is open to the public.

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On the 12th December, The Guardian published an article entitled ‘If you want to understand the Gilets Jaunes you have to leave Paris’. The article had little by way of analysis, devoting itself to a standard ‘look at me I live in France’ one up man-ship. The ostensible topic, the Gilets Jaunes and questions concerning why now, who and where – surely the key questions – were largely ignored or under-developed.

I too live in France, about 800 kilometres from Paris: in South West France. My department is one of the poorest in the country. Moreover, even within this department, the area where I reside is backward in a developmental and progressivist sense: there are no motorways, the towns are little more than villages, there is little by the way of hospitals, work or facilities and, despite its fantastic natural beauty in the shade of the Pyrenees, the towns display an obvious air of poverty, unemployment and civic decay.

Support for the Gilets Jaunes is everywhere. One in two cars displays some sort of yellow vest on their dash. In the conversations at local bars, in the anger and ferocity filling the language of placid individuals, in the complaints of small shop-keepers and finally, in the Christmas newsletter from the mayor of my village.

It’s an anger that’s has been building for a long time. The two-lane main road from Auch to Toulouse has been blocked by strikers, farmers or truckers, on a dozen occasions in the last two years. Two months before the initial protests in Paris, a worker at the local hardware store spent 10 minutes listing to me all the complaints which subsequently informed the protests.

But more evidence of the long-standing anger now exploding is contained in the prolonged, spontaneous, entirely local and informal guerrilla campaign targeting French radar speed cameras.

A campaign which means that, currently, it is estimated that nearly three-quarters of the radars across France are out of service.

In my department, only one out of twenty-seven is still intact and that remaining one has been wrapped in state plastic bags to avoid ‘citizen decommissioning’.

The figures are staggering nationwide: 18 radars are out of service in the Alpes-Maritimes, 18 in the Var (out of 21), 60% in the two departments of Eure and Seine-Maritime, 25 out of 34 in Tarn-et- Garonne, 14 out of 15 in Cantal, 20 out of 30 in Allier, half in Indre, Morbihan and Nièvre, 19 out of 34 in Eure-et-Loire, 25 out of 27 in Côtes-d’Armor , 10 out of 16 in the Cher, 16 out of 33 in the Yonne and 40 out of 57 in the Gard.

In Nord-pas-de-Calais, the Voix du Nord counted at the beginning of December 5 intact radar out of 70, in the Puy-de-Dôme only one remains from 22, in Dordogne 3 out of 24. In the Alpes de Haute-Provence they are all out of order, 18 out of 28 are in Haute-Loire, 14 out of 27 in the Landes, 19 out of 23 in Dordogne, 10 out of 21 in Mayenne, 33 out of 44 in Oise, 22 out of 24 in the Channel, 10 out of 27 in Haute-Saône – one of the least affected departments with Corrèze (5 out of 21). Most of these have been destroyed with a combination of metal grinders and tyres filled with petrol.

The Gilets Jaunes’ demands are based in part around driving. In a lot of ways their struggle is a struggle for movement, basic movement, entry level requirement movement like getting to work; the movement required to live in the most immediate sense. This is the social world of practices and everyday actions. It is not the world of globalist abstractions.

These demands for movement concern police speed practices lowering the speed limit for revenue raising, and of course the price of diesel. The war against the speed cameras informal, spontaneous, uncoordinated, is the fight of the social world against the state noose, a desperate desire to breathe. Yet the demands of my very local group (composed of the small local town and surrounding villages) include the following as well: ‘No to the carbon tax for individuals, yes for polluters. Really force manufacturers to provide us with products that are not overwrapped, more ecological, more intelligent. Coherent and efficient public transport in our countryside’.

Yet they are also demanding reversion to 75% minimum inflation indexation of wages allowance for disability pensioners; revision of retirement and taxation brackets. True increase in purchasing power without help from the SS. Political will to cancel tax evasion. Suppression of privileges for the elected and their home. Tax transparency. Possibility of visibility of expenditures of all state agencies by taxpayers.

In other words, these are the demands of an impoverished populace in rural locations, currently reliant on cars and with little income. As the local mayor put it in his strongly worded Christmas newsletter, an abandonment of rural areas in the service of the profit from excessive re-centralization and the ideologically led development of metropolitan centres.

Now the Gilet Jaune have emerged into public view via Television and the abstract world of global news; now, for the last ten weeks, there have gathered on a unprepossessing roundabout down the road, a tiny group of somewhere between 10 and 16 people waving Gilets Jaune banners and wearing yellow vests.

The two local gendarmes stand quietly watching these people hand out flyers, barbecue their lunch on an overturned oil drum and encourage motorists honking their support. It’s freezing cold across the bare landscape of clay fields. For the most part the Gilets Jaunes on this roundabout are middle aged men, though there is a regular stream of both women and some younger men. All of them are dressed in multiple layers of cheap clothing and every time a car passes, (this is not a heavily trafficked road), they leap and run to them calling and yelling for support, not in an aggressive manner but with enthusiasm and energy. And this is the same throughout the region.

On a recent trip of forty five minutes I encountered 7 of these roundabout protests. All were bigger, some have set up tents, many decorated with the French tricolor; all of them have BBq’s blazing, all of them exhibit a friendly fervour as if they have suddenly discovered they are not alone. They offer passing motorists demands clearly printed locally, some of which mirror wider demands, some which are particular to the area. Many of these roundabout groups have strong female contingents and youth presence. Evidence for this wider support is everywhere: the local farmer who lent them his field adjacent to a roundabout so the Gilets could erect a cabin for cups of tea. Trucks honk continually, cars too, three quarters of the cars have yellow vests on their dashboard or trailing behind. In every village houses are decked with yellow vests dangling from windows or nailed to doors and this is repeated all over France as even a cursory glance at Gilets Jaunes Facebook sites confirms. Motorways are being blocked, not continually but steadily, all over the country, either by groups of protestors or truck drivers or farmers.

Nor is this support simply confined to what could be loosely termed working class people. Support, at least in my area, covers everyone, working and middle class people alike. It includes for instance the woman PA for a managing director of quite a big company; a woman who, despite having worked at the company for 16 years, is still being paid what is colloquially referred to as the ‘smic’, the minimum wage.

Indeed almost all the people around here are paid the bare ‘smic’ no matter what their qualifications, something true of 80% of provincial France. Another woman described as basically running a large storage facility, performing all admin, doing the accounts is, despite her university degree, similarly only earning ‘smic’. For this middle class social capital she travels almost two hours a day.

All complain constantly about taxes; uniformly they claim to have nothing left at month’s end. These are all real examples and along with that there exist other more pernicious impositions draining their income. The common practice concerning Public holidays for instance; many of which in France fall on Tuesdays or Thursdays. In such circumstances, companies will commonly announce a compulsory closure on the intervening Monday or Friday; in the process making what is termed in France a ‘jour de pont’: a week end bridge. Of course, workers don’t get paid for this compulsory bridge. If they want to be paid they take it as part of their annual leave.

In this area, the Gilets Jaunes ARE the social world, all the people and all the world. And because they are so diverse their protests didn’t begin with the certainty of ideology, or a traditional political affiliation or indeed any wild ideas concerning ‘the correct organisation of the working class’ or the purity of the race. Things are far too serious for that.

The people protesting at the local roundabout are, in effect protesting on behalf of the being-ness of their entire social world. Further, as proved by the endless YouTube/Facebook posts, the spontaneous actions of these people are simultaneously mirroring actions, ideas and perspectives appearing all over the entire rural world of France, everywhere outside Paris.

The Gilets Jaunes is the revolt of France Profonde – the social world of Deep France, defined as:

an expression used originally by Parisians to designate the provinces in opposition to Paris. More generally, it refers to the most remote regions of France, without urbanization and rooted in tradition. It can have a pejorative connotation depending on the context.’

The hint of class prejudice in the final line is crucial. Paris, even before it was the nominated as the single globalist city for France, for long before that, Paris has sneered at and despised Deep France.

Simply by its existing, Deep France is in revolt against globalization and therefore against Paris and the French state. But it is something else that really terrifies and disgusts Parisians of all political persuasions, left and right, concerning France Profonde. France Profonde is also a revolt in the name of something positive, a vision of France as a place of equality, a place of valued parts, not one single globalized whole no matter how pure.

What’s more, Paris knows that, whether it be the industrialized North or the rurality of the south, it is this ragged positive vision, shared at the level of personal and communal being-ness which unites the Gilets against the state.

Deep France is more a feeling and a meaning in common than an ideology. Which is why it is ragged and uneven and hybrid and diverse. As it should be.

This is the vision contained in the dirty flags that strew the country roundabouts or the dirty scraps of yellow vest, poking from an upstairs window.

And if this positive vision were encapsulated in abstraction, then it is through their vision of equality, fraternity, equality and liberty, the three words that best reflect the contradictions and truths within their own lives. A slogan which encapsulates for them what they are, what their world is and why it needs to be protected. It is a demand both from them and in the protection of their lived experience. And this is why it is not xenophobic nationalism, indeed not nationalism at all. It is far too particular, far too local far too concrete.

This is why the term ‘those left behind’ is yet another silly liberal metropolitan designation. If the Gilet on my roundabout wanted to be in Paris they’d have been there a long time ago. Lots of people they know already are. What these people are doing instead is standing up for their culture, their own place and their own understanding both of what it means, and of their place in it. They are here because they want to be…who they are.

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Château de l'Islette

Castle in Cheillé

Department: Indre-et-Loire

Region: Centre-Val de Loire

Garden walks & guided tours around a 16th-century riverside Renaissance castle in white limestone.

Address: 9 Rte de Langeais, 37190 Azay-le-Rideau

Phone: 02 47 45 40 10

South façade of the Château de L'Islette, Indre-et-Loire, France

The Château de l'Islette seen from a small island stretched out on the Indre River.

The Château de l'Islette is a 16th century castle located in Azay-le-Rideau in Indre-et-Loire, two kilometres west of Azay-le-Rideau. This building is one of the Renaissance-style monuments that are known generically as the "castles of the Loire.

The Château de l'Islette estate is crossed by the course of the Indre, which acts as a natural border between two communes of the Indre-et-Loire, Azay-le-Rideau on the right bank and Cheillé on the left bank. The entrance gate to the estate is located on the right bank while the monument itself is located on the opposite bank, which makes the postal address of the castle misleading as to its exact location: it is in the commune of Cheillé, but its address is in Azay-le-Rideau, at 9, route de Langeais.

Old mill on the Indre, transformed into a boutique café at Chateau de l'Islette

Château de l'Islette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheillé

Cheillé is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in north-central France.

Cheillé - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Château de l'Islette, France (by pascal lacour)