Montrésor

Montrésor is a common French of the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the area Center.

Its inhabitants is called the Montrésoriens, Montrésoriennes .

Geography

Montrésor, place chief of the Canton of Montrésor, is located in the south is Touraine to approximately 60 km of Tours, to 17 km of Loches and 30 km of Valençay. With its 98 ha, the commune is smallest of Indre-et-Loire.

History

Administration

Demography

Graph of evolution of the population, 1794-1999

Places and monuments

* the Castle of Montrésor

the medieval fortress

A rocky outcrop dominating the valley of Indrois is the place chosen by Foulques Nerra count d' Anjou to make build by its Roger captain the Little devil about 1005 a powerful fortress. Montrésor had one of very first the Donjon stone, similar to that of Loaches, it remains unfortunately only the altered western wall. At the XII century, Montrésor falls to the hands from Henri de Plantagenêt, the imposing towers of the entry are built as well as part of the northern curtain. In 1188, Philippe Auguste takes again Montrésor with the English. Andre de Chauvigny large knight on his return of the third crusade with Richard Lion-hearted becomes the new lord of Montrésor before having to yield the castle for almost two centuries to Palluau.

the Home Rebirth

With the presence starting from XVe century increasingly frequent of the court in Touraine, Montrésor becomes the place of life of the courtiers and the servants of the kingdom. It is the case of the wife of Andre de Villequier, Antoinette de Maignelais cousin of Agnes Sorel who will become, it also, with died of his/her cousin, the mistress of the King Charles VII. In 1493, Imbert de Batarnay buys Montrésor made build an elegant residence dominating Indrois. Imbert de Batarnay is an influential character, adviser and chamberlain of four kings de France: Louis XI, Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I. This servant of the kingdom to a longevity in this function little attends for the time, but the man is skilful and crafty one, it is present in all the negotiations of his time. One owes him in particular the marriage of Anne of Brittany with the King sealing the fastening of Brittany to the kingdom. One entrusted to him the preparations of the wars of Italy and the education of the children of Louis XII and François I.

the Poles The castle known to the XVII and XVIII of other prestigious families like Bourdeilles or Beauvilliers. The Revolution was to mark the beginning of its decline, about 1845 the count Jouffroy de Gonsan made destroy the western wing of the Renaissance home as well as the vault castrale. It is a rich person Polish count who was to make reappear Montrésor. In 1849, Xavier Branicki friendly of the emperor Napoleon III undertakes the complete restoration of the castle. He will equip his residence with a movable rich person and multiple fabrics with Masters. Large character of the second empire, one owes amongst other things him the foundation of the building and loan association. In Montrésor, it will transform its properties into modern farms. Montrésor was then the framework of sumptuous festivals with prince Napoleon.

*La collegial St Jean Baptist: Classified historic building since 1840, it was founded by Imbert de Batarnay about 1520. The building is devoted only in 1532 and really finished about 1541. This collegial is regarded as one of the chiefs of work of the architecture of the first Rebirth. It shelters the alabaster tomb of its founder, of the tables of XVIe century, an Annunciation of Philippe de Champaigne and beautiful stalls of XVIe century.

*La market of the cardeux one: Built in 1700, this market with its roof with the mansard recalls by its name the work of the wool which made the fortune of the village until the Revolution. A long time place of market and trade for the area its attic shelters a place of exposure today.

*Le home of the Chancellor (current town hall ) Beautiful building built in 1581 with watch tower and attic windows Rebirth.

*Autres places to see: The old communal oven, the old church St Roch, a half-timbered house of XVe century, the laundrette, the bridge of the gardener built by the Eiffel workshops, the hydraulic ram, the ballade at the edge of the river.

The village is member of association the Most beautiful Villages of France :

  • Montrésor

Personalities related to the commune

  • Imbert de Batarnay (1438-1523):
lord of Montrésor adviser of four kings de France: Louis XI, Charles VIII, Louis XII and François Ist. Lord of Montrésor, large huntsman of Gaston of Orleans, it takes part in 1636 in a plot whose project is to assassinate Richelieu. He will be worried during the business of important and will take part in the Sling. He left us his named memories: " Memories of Montrésor"

  • Xavier Branicki (1816-1879):

Born in Warsaw in Poland, exiled in France, it buys in 1848 the castle of Montrésor, friend of Bonaparte and in particular of prince Jerome, it is one of the large characters of the second empire. In 1849, it creates the newspaper " the platform of the peuple". He is cofounder of the building and loan association and the author of a work on the release of France by a capital tax.

  • Moreau de Tours (1804-1884):

Born in Montrésor; doctor father of psychopharmacology.

  • Roger Moreau:

Mayor of Montrésor (1945-1977) and senator (1975-1983)

See too

  • Common of Indre-et-Loire
  • Claude de Bourdeille, count de Montrésor

External bonds

  • Mairie of Montrésor
  • Association '' Montrésor tells ''
  • Tourist bureau
  • Montrésor on the site of INSEE

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