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“Small town, great reputation.” (since the 15th century). Some lengthen it in “Chinon, Chinon, Chinon, large small town reputation.”

Geography

Built on the slopes of the Vienna, its old city is found made up of small inclined streets rather, while a district, “Hucherolles”, more residential, was posed on a plate.

History

First fortifications of the Castle of Chinon

Dominating the Vienna, the plate of Chinon finishes out of spur, almost to touch the river. This spur, strengthened as of the Roman , knows during ten centuries a confused and tragic history. In 845, Chinon is plundered by the chief Viking Hasting.

Three Masters in the art of the fortifications especially left their print on the current castle-extremely, two kings of England, Henri {{II}} and Richard Lion-hearted, a king of France, Philippe Auguste. It is in the year 1205, after a eight month old seat, that the latter removed the place with the Plantagenêts.

Court of the king of Bourges (beginning of the 15th century)

With Charles {{VII}} begins a page from history. The Kingdom of France east in a very serious situation. Henri {{VI}}, king of England, also says “king of Brittany,” Charles is only the “king of Bourges” when, in the year 1427, it installs its small court with Chinon. The following year, it joins together there the General states of the provinces of the Center and the South still subjected to its authority. The States spend 400 000 pounds to organize the defense of Orleans, besieged by the Breton ones.

Divorce of Louis {{XII}} (fine of the 15th century)

Chinon remains the seat of the court until the year 1450, then gives up it. However, the castle finds a fugitive glare in the year 1498, when the king Louis {{XII}} receives the papal legate there, César Borgia, come to carry the to him bubble of its divorce.

Louis separates without regret from Jeanne de France, the girl of Louis {{XI}}. He did not have which 14 years when this last it made him marry. A double bump, the coxalgic hip, a simiesque aspect explain the little of eagerness of her husband during the twenty-three years of their union. When dies Charles {{VIII}}, Louis must, according to the will of late, to marry his widow Anne of Brittany. He has for it a sharp inclination and this new marriage preserves the Brittany at the crown of France; double reason so that the king celebrates by splendid festivals the arrival of the bubble liberator.

Decline

Decline, 1989-2008. Under the Old Mode, Chinon is with the head of a Pays of election within the Bailliage de Tours.

The cardinal Richelieu throws his reserved on Chinon and, not without sorrow, becomes owner about it. The castle remains in its family until the Révolution. II is very badly maintained: fortifications and buildings start to be exhausted. Under Napoleon {{Ier}}, the ruin is accentuated.

Become property of the department, Chinon was the object of repairs and consolidation of the ruins.

It is since southern bank of the Vienna that the sight on the castle is most beautiful. Place you close to the bridge and you will be able to admire the scale of the medieval castle of Chinon. This remarkable medieval fortress for these dimensions dominates the town suit over all its length (approximately 500 meters length on 100 meters broad). The walls follow the contour of the rocky outcrop to the north of Vienna.

Recent time

In 1792, Chinon annexed the common transitory of Parilly, Saint-Louand and Saint-Mexme-the-Fields.

Tourist monuments and places

Chinon is classified Ville of Art and History.

The Castle of Chinon

This castle trains the central part of the unit. The ditch which separates the Fort Saint Georges is spanned by a wood bridge leading to a Pont-levis. A stone bridge replaced it.

The entry of the castle is done by the tower of the Horloge. This tower is particular: punt, 5 meters thickness for 35 meters height. Seen profile, it gives the impression of a column.

A bell the Marie Swath, placed in a Skylight on the platform, sounds every hour. It is actuated with the hand for the great occasions.

The vault Saint Melaine was founded at the 10th century by the monks of the Abbaye Bourgueil. Its construction was completed at the 11th century. It is in this vault that died Henri {{II}} of Plantagenêt the July 7th 1189. Its body was left with the abandonment by its servants, covered with a simple coat. It was transported thereafter to Fontevraud.

The home royal were built 12th century at the 15th century. At the time of Charles {{VII}}, the home royal were the theater many outstanding episodes, in particular the removal of Georges of Trémoille at the instigation of the constable of Richemont.

The Museum Jeanne-with Arc

Installed in the control tower of the castle, the tower of the Clock, the Musée Jeanne-with Arc is the principal tourist place of Chinon. It presents a collection of works and objects relating to Jeanne d' Arc and her stay in Touraine, gathered by association chinonaise Connaissance of Jeanne d' Arc .

Exposed works make it possible in particular to realize of the number and the diversity of the representations of Jeanne d' Arc, variable according to the supports, the materials, the styles. Several equestrian statues of the 19th century, are extraordinary.

The Tower of Nickle silver

This one was built at the end of the 15th century by Philippe de Commynes lord of Argenton. It was used as prison. It is there that the famous cages of Louis {{XI}} were used.

The Tower of the Dogs

It was built at the time of Philippe Auguste at the beginning of the 13th century, it was used as shelter for the royal Meutes. It makes 23 meters height and comprises three stages, the whole of the levels is connected by a staircase.

The Tower of the Watch tower

Made it possible to control the walls Northern and is castle.

The Fort of Coudray

It contains the tower which occupies the part western of construction. It was built at the 13th century under Philippe Auguste. It makes 25 meters height on 12 meters in diameter. It counts three stages whose two inferiors are arched. Jeanne d' Arc lived the first stage during its stay has Chinon. In this tower, Philippe V (of his nickname Philippe Beautiful the) there made imprison the Templiers in 1308 (and in particular the large Master Jacques de Molay) before the judgment which was to condemn them died.

The fort of Coudray comprises two other beautiful towers: the tower of the Mill and the tower of Boisy.

The Tower of the Mill

It is located at the south-western angle of the building. It makes 20 meters in height on 8 meters in diameter. One allots his origin at the time of Henri {{II}} of England. It is particularly well protected by several lines of defense what, added to its position, made it almost impregnable.

The Tower of Boisy

It is located at the angle South-eastern fort and dominates the city. In the beginning it was called turn of the Beffroi, and communicated with the keep. It makes 30 meters in height and with the shape of a 15 meters length rectangle on 6 meters broad. The average thickness of the walls is higher than 3 meters. The room of the higher level was one of the beautiful pieces of the castle with its 6,50 meters height.

The Fort Holy Georges

He was built after the two other castles by Henri {{II}} of Plantagenêt. The Vienna and the ravines protected the castle with the " south, in the west and the nord" , but the side Orient Al remained accessible to the attacker arriving by the plate Saint-Georges and reinforced defense at this place. The name of the fort came from its vault, devoted to the owner of England.

Other monuments of the Chinon old man

The Holy-Radegonde Vault

Hermitage of the 6th century over which an occupied troglodytic vault at one very old time was built. It was undoubtedly a place of worship préchrétien, as lets it suppose, inter alia, the well which had been dug there. The unit comprises three resident cellars as well as interesting galleries and interior rooms. These last are occupied by a beautiful exposure of objets d'art and popular traditions carried out by the friends of the Chinon old man.

The animated Museum of the Wine and Cooperage

Opened since June 1st 1979, this museum is the work of only one man. Chinonais of origin, it gathered during five years all the tools presented and 2 500 work hours were necessary for the realization of the fourteen automats.

You will see in these rooms, thanks to the action of the automats, to become animated the ustensils having been useful, at the end of last century, with the manufacture of the wine: barrel, press, basin, to égrenoir, etc

The museum: Friends of the old man Chinon

In the middle of the historical city, the house of the State-Generals of the 15th century is one of the buildings most representative of the architecture chinonaise, which covers five centuries of a rich person history. Restored in the Years 1970, it contains a beautiful collection of works and objects illustrating the history of Chinon and its area, of the Préhistoire at the 19th century.

One will be able to admire two remarkable works there:

the first is celebrates it vault of Saint-Mexme, fabric hispano-Moorish of the 11th century, decorated cheetahs faced, connected and accompanied by elements evoking hunting. This work was restored in the year 1988.
the second is imposing it portrait of Rabelais (2,10 m × 1,50 m), painted in 1833 by Eugene Delacroix for the town of Chinon, in which is represented an at the same time traditional and romantic image large “François Master”. This table decorates the room of the State-Generals, with the sumptuous proportions.
On the second floor, the Friends of the old man Chinon exposes their more beautiful pieces: Earthenware S of Langeais, religious statuary, objects related to the Trade-guild.

The Museum of Arts and traditions popular

Established on the slope Holy-Radegonde, in cavities troglodytes having been used of habitat and work place, this museum presents a collection of old objects having milked to the daily life and the old trades exerted on the slope or in the surroundings. A room troglodyte was reconstituted with all its familiar furniture and its objects.

The many “resident cellars” arranged along the slope remained inhabited until the middle of the 20th century.

The House of the River

Within the accommodating framework of a historical building carefully renovated at the edge of Vienna, the Maison of the River invites you to explore the universe of the marine of the “Loire royal river” through a collection unique in France of models of boats ligérien S, discover the formidable epopee of the marines.

The Equestrian Statue of Jeanne d' Arc

Jeanne d' Arc. - August 13rd, 1893 - the admiral Rieunier, Minister for the Navy, governed Chinon the inauguration of the equestrian statue of Jeanne d' Arc, works of the sculptor Jules Roulleau. This statue of bronze, the weight of 7.000 Kilos, and high, seven meters had been exposed to Paris for the festivals of July 14th. - Despite everything the attempts it had been impossible to dispatch it by the railways, and of strong Percherons, attaches with a solid conveys, had to trail it along our trunk roads.

Demonstration

In 2007 the medieval Market was started again by a young association: Gueux Chinonais. Baptized " the Revolt of Gueux" this medieval market - new generation - was the occasion of a beautiful day. The appointment should fall under the duration: the Revolt of Gueux will take place each first Saturday of August. For its by the market with old place has each year the third weekend of the month of August.

Economy

Its development was largely helped by the construction of the Nuclear plant of Chinon, located at Avoine, close city.

Administration

Demography

Graph of evolution of the population, 1794-1999

Twinnings

is located at approximately 25 kilometers of Francfort-sur-le-Main and as much of Mainz or Wiesbaden.
is located in the Comté of Devon.

The towns of Hofheim and Tiverton being twinned between them, it is about a twinning in triangle.

Famous characters

Claude Quillet, poet.
François Rabelais, born with Devinière (Seuilly).
Raymond Mauny, historian.
Daniel Jamet musician

Others

the city is also famous for its Vin, elaborate starting from Cépage Cabernet frankly, called here “Breton,” cultivated in important the Vignoble of Chinon surrounding the city.
Chinon, in contrepétrie intern, gives " Nichon" , and in double antonym " Pissoui".

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