Azay-the-Curtain

Situation

Azay-the-Curtain is a commune of Indre-et-Loire famous for its castle in the west of Tours.

History

Administration

Demography

Graph of evolution of the population, 1794-1999

Teaching

the M.F.R of Azay-the-Curtain:

Professional training center accommodating of the pupils in class of 4th and 3rd (vocational guidance) up to the levels WRAPPED and BEPA ( Medical and Social Carrières like Vente ), the pupils are in a system of formation by alternation (50% of time in training course and 50% of time at the school). Accommodating 160 pupils, this M.F.R privileges the personalized follow-up of the young people and their community projects.

Places and monuments

the Castle of Azay-the-Curtain, French state-owned property, classified Historic building, was built starting from 1514 for the account of Gilles Berthelot according to an architecture inspired of the Italian rebirth.

the Museum Maurice Dufresne: its ten thousand square meters of buildings are established in the middle of a park of six hundred and seventy Are S with the trees centenaries and shelter more than three thousand old machines and collector's items. With the wire of time, the museum Maurice Dufresne acquired many masterpieces emphasized in the vast buildings of Marnay which count more than forty rooms in which the parts of the museum are presented in form set of themes (agricultural mechanization, silk trade and the weaving looms, the mousquetery, hydraulic power…).

Personalities related to the commune

François 1st

See too

Common of Indre-et-Loire
gardens of Chatonnière

External bonds

Azay-the-Curtain in photographs
Information on the commune of Azay-the-Curtain
Azay-the-Curtain on the site of INSEE
Museum Maurice Dufresne
Richesheures.net, article and photographs on the castle of Azay-the-Curtain

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