The Châtillon-on-Loire

the Châtillon-on-Loire is a common French, located in the department of the Loiret and the area Center.

The double denomination is attested at least since the medium of XVIe century.

Heraldic

Of azure to the dextrochère of complexion, driving sinistral side, vêtu of a sleeve monacale to the naturalness, holding a gold stick twisted of a branch of money ivy, accompanied with dextral by a flower by gold lily also and with sinistral by a castle by three turns by same.

Geography

The city is located on Southern bank of the the Loire at 5 km at the east of Briare. It is to 80 km in the east of Orleans and to 160 km in the south of Paris.

History

Its NAME comes from Castellio (small fortress).

The first mention of the city speaks about a fortification with Xe century.

Its history is marked also by the wars of religion with the construction of a temple in 1596 (third in France) and its destruction in 1684 under the order of Louis XIV. Before the creation of the tubular bridge, the side channel in the Loire crossed the the Loire through two locks, known as of Mantelot and of the Roofs . Between 1836 and 1896

A suspended bridge crosses the Loire in this commune. It was to be inaugurated by Pierre Chevallier, mayor of Orleans but this last was cut down by his wife.

Demography

Census 1999: 2947 inhabitants
Census 2004: 3029 inhabitants

Inheritance

Building Benedictine of XIIe century, included in the current temple portestant
Protestant Cemetery of the way of the Walls,
Ruins of the Castle-Strapping man (XIIe century),
Saint-Maurice Church (of style neogothic),
medieval District of the high city,
Lock of Mantelot and the Roofs with garage with boats
the foundations of the suspended bridge goes back to 1931. It was destroyed in June 1940, then rebuilt and D-open to circulation in 1951

External bonds

municipal Site
Bizberry - Gate Internet of country giennois
Official site of the Musical Union of Châtillon on the Loire

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