Court-Cheverny is a common French, located in the department of Loir-et-Cher and the area Center. The inhabitants are officially called the Courchois

Historical reference marks

  • the church is mentioned in 1145 under the dependence of the abbey of Bourgmoyen. It concerned formerly the Diocèse of Chartres. It is a curtis , firm, close to the small urban of Cheverny, important center as of the 6th century,

Remarkable monuments and sites

  • Castle of Cheverny: most known. It was used as model with Hergé for the Château of Moulinsart. Very homogeneous, built 1604 with 1634, it is consequently inhabited family since the origin. It shelters a pack of ninety gun dogs.
  • Castle of Troussay.
  • Castle of Sérigny, Sistière, Beaumont, Chantreuil, Murblins, Taurie.
  • Borders It is a famous psychiatric private clinic practitioner institutional psychotherapy
  • Église Saint-Aignan 12th century, altered 16th century and 17th century: nave of three spans, two sides, semicircular Apse, arcades in Tierce point, ribbed vaults with key 1609, Western gate 12th century, high arrow of frame on the central bell-tower.
  • Vault of Sérigny.
  • Oratorical of Boide.
  • Valley of Conon.
  • the Beuvron is a river, tributary of the the Loire 125 km length and which passes by Bracieux, Neuvy, Neug/Beuvron, etc

Administration

Demography

Resource and production

  • Wine
AOC Cour Cheverny was recognized in 1997. Geographically, it covers the commune of Court-Cheverny like 10 other surrounding communes. The single type of vine is the Romorantin from which is produced a dry white wine.

The AOC Cheverny, recognized it also in 1997 covers a broader zone, including the commune of Court-Cheverny in particular. Under this name dry white wines (principal type of vine Sauvignon) as well as red and rosy wines are produced (principal type of vine Gamay).

Principal vine growers

  • Field of Huards: Jocelyne and Michel Gendrier
  • Alain Chery.
  • Michel Drone.
  • Field of Désoucherie: Christian and Fabien Tessier.
  • Closed of Aumonière: Gerard Givierge.
  • Jacky Pasquier.
  • Field of the Mill: Herve Villemade, fermented the acacias

Cellars

    Closed
  • workshop

Local life

  • Gone weekly: Tuesday.
  • Festivals:
    • employers': Monday of Pentecost;
    • communal: Easter, Sunday after August 15th.

Demonstrations

  • Festival of the bread.
  • Holy Cecile.

Hotel trade

Trade

Services

Old people's home

  • favorite the

Clubs of leisures

  • Model aircraft making
  • Music (the quadrant of Court-Cheverny, Cheverny)
  • Shooting with the arc
  • Shooting with the gun and rifle
  • Hiking
  • Game of bowls

Association “Between heathers and reeds”

  • Cycling and V.T.T

Club of relaxation

  • Gymnastic

Clubs of sports

  • Football
  • Tennis
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis shoe
  • Badminton

One can even add that the association which governs, and under which name are gathered the clubs of sports (because association includes the shooting and game of bowls), it is the E.S.C.C.C or sporting Star of Court-Cheverny and Cheverny.

The gymnasium built in the last decade is used for the interior activities.

To come

  • From here the year 2006, something as 50 houses will be livable.

Personality related to the commune

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