The Varennes-on-Loire

History

Prehistoric and ancient vestiges attest of a protohistoric presence. The village is mentioned at the 10th century. The current name of Varennes (Varennoe in 931) has a geographical consonance. Indeed, a game preserve indicated an insubmersible monticule which was formed in the bed of the Loire and where the animals during the risings took refuge (from where the rabbits of “wild rabbits”).

Blazon

Three turns of gold on field of mouths represent the three strongholds on which Varennes depended: the Mound, Chavigny and Chanfreau. The escutcheon of sand , charged with a wild rabbit stopped of money , evokes the old word game preserve. The white corrugated line represents the “Lifting”, dam built about 1160. The blue part symbolizes the Loire. The bell posed on vague of azure is that of the marines, symbol of the marine of the Loire.

Geography

Existence of a lifting built with following a charter of Henri {{II}} Plantagenêt giving a report on a system of dams to dam up the risings of the Loire.

Administration

|- | align=right| 1788 || Alain Nicolas || || |- | align=right| 1790 || Alain Nicolas || || |- | align=right| 1792 || Bruneau || || |- | align=right| Year V || Felix Morry || || |- | align=right| 1st My year VIII || Louis Champneuf || || |- | align=right| 1808 || Jacques-Clement Bonnemère || || |- | align=right| 1813 || Jacques-Clement Bonnemère|| || |- | align=right| April 1815 || Pierre Bouilly || || |- | align=right| July 1815 || Jacques-Clement Bonnemère|| || |- | align=right| November 1815 || Pierre Bouilly || || |- | align=right| May 1818 || Pierre Bruneau|| || |- | align=right| 1832 || Joseph-Claude Bonnemère|| || |- | align=right| September 1848 || Pierre-Rene Jean Bouilly || || |- | align=right| March 1849 || Leon Niverlet || || |- | align=right| March 1851 || Louis-Pierre Herve || || |- | align=right| March 1870 || Leon Niverlet || || |- | align=right| March 1871 || Urbain Russet-red-Milsonneau || || |- | align=right| March 1879 || Courteous || || |- | align=right| March 1881 || Jean Gauchais || || |- | align=right| March 1899 || Courteous Camille || || |- | align=right| March 1904 || Albert Marsille || || |- | align=right| March 1930 || Alfred Terrien || || |- | align=right| March 2001 || Gilles Langé || ||

Demography

Places and monuments

Structure registered with the Historic buildings

Station;
Firm of Mongeville, with half-timbering of the 16th century, out of red brick;
Manor of Chanfreau (): turns, turrets, barn dîmière;
Former gentilhommière of Chavigny () having belonged to Rabelais;
Church Saint-Martin-of-Vertou:

ribbed vault to the top of the furnace bridge, arches which is the only remainder of the first church of Varennes (end 12th century),
bell out of bronze, melted in 1547 (the date carries) to be installed in the vault of the manor of Lece to Chouzé-sur-Loire (Indre-et-Loire); after the national sale of the manor, in 1796, the bell is transferred in a house from Gauré to the Varennes-on-Loire; in 1952 it is given by the owner of this house, with the commune of the Varennes-on-Loire which makes it install in the bell-tower of the parish church,
massive lectern of the 17th century,
table painted by Claude Musy the father, at the 17th century, resulting from the Abbaye of Fontevraud. One sees there Saint François preaching in the presence of Louis {{XIII}} and of his wife Anne of Austria,
gate of the 19th century;

Mill cavier “Field-of-Islands”, built of 1822 to 1826, in function until 1911, restored in 1992;
Windmill of the Cross-of-Valleys.

Personalities related to the commune

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