Levroux is a common French, located in the department of the Indre and the area Center.
Geography
History
Levroux was a long time, with Graulhet, one of the French centers of furriery, particularly of the Parchemin; since the beginning of the XXe century the production however never ceased decreasing and the last craftsman parchment manufacturer ceased his activity in 2004. The production is from now on exclusively industrial. Since 1982, the museum of the Leather and Parchment of Levroux recalls the various stages of the production (selection of the kid, goatskins, lamb, which is then plunged in a lime bath and is dried inside a wood circle) and exposes models putting in scene the parchment manufacturer.
Administration
Demography
Places and monuments
Small town architecturalement typical of the center of France, with roofs in tiles steeply sloping punts, Levroux has some very beautiful houses of the Moyen-âge, decorated in frontage with half-timberings and carved beams.
To also note superb collegial the Saint-Sylvain in whom one can admire to it (probably) older organ case of France, sheltering a modern instrument but of esthetics and composition 17th century of Jean-Wolf Bushel.
The laid down Shepherd, of 1930, of the sculptor Ernest Nivet (1871-1948) raises of Rodin, version monumental out of stone of his shepherd laid down on the belly of 1906, offered to the town of Levroux by Maître Bubble and transferred on the place from the Town hall in 1994, close to collegial the Saint-Sylvain.
The door of champagne, near of collegial and the superb ruins to the turns of Levroux which are drawn up with the top of the city since the Middle Ages recall with majesty the feudal print of the city.
Personalities related to the commune
Christine Boutin was born in Levroux on February 6th, 1944.
See too
- Common of Indre
External bonds
- Levroux on the site of the national geographical Institute
- Levroux on the site of INSEE
- Levroux on the site of Quid
- Localization of Levroux on a chart of France and communes bordering
- Plane on Levroux on Mapquest
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