Châtillon-sur-Cher

Châtillon-sur-Cher is a common French, located in the department of Loir-et-Cher and the area Center.

Geography

Châtillon-sur-Cher is an attractive geographical pole. This common offer geographical landscapes of 3 areas. In the West, towards Saint-Aignan-on-Expensive, the valley of expensive and its vineyards show us landscapes of the Touraine near. In the South, towards Selles-sur-Cher and Meusnes, the wet meadows and the field crops bordering Sauldre and Fouzon recall us the Berry. Whereas in North, towards Billy, the landscapes solognots take the top, between a mixture of forests, market gardenings and ponds.

History

the " Castellio" in bottom Latin is a small place strengthened, here, on a height dominating Expensive.
Ancien diocese of Orleans
Depended at the 12th century on the Abbaye on Saddle-on-expensive

Blasonnement

Money charged to dextral with the chief and sinistral of the point of a capital letter sand C; with sinistral of the chief of a reamed river of azure ombrée of money and charged with two fish of the field faced in fasce; with dextral of the point of a bunch of grapes of pamprée sinople crimson.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

the site of the Tubular bridge: ambitious construction where the channel of Berry passes above Sauldre.
Church Saint-Blaise: built on a headland of the 12th century. Table of Holy-Therese between 2 angels of the school of Léonard de Vinci. Presence of sarcophagi mérovingiens around the church.

Personalities related to the commune

Bruno Girard, world champion of boxing.

See too

Common of Loir-et-Cher

External bonds

Châtillon-sur-Cher on the site of the national geographical Institute
Châtillon-sur-Cher on the site of INSEE
Châtillon-sur-Cher on the site of Quid
Localization of Châtillon-sur-Cher on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Châtillon-sur-Cher on Mapquest
Wine grower at Châtillon-sur-Cher

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