Commune of Chenonceaux
Country	France
Région	Centre
Département	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Bléré
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Bléré Val de Cher
Mayor Term of office	2001-2008
Land area¹	4.33 km²
Population² (1999)	325
Population density (1999)	75 pers./km²
Longitude	01°04'09"
Latitude	47°19'59"
Altitude	average: minimum: 54 m maximum: 129 m
INSEE Code	37070
Postal code	37150
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Chenonceau Château.

Chenonceau Château and river

Chenonceaux is a small village and a commune of France, located in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley, about 26 km (16 mi) east of Tours. It is situated on the right bank of the Cher River. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 960 KB)Chateux Chenonceau File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 960 KB)Chateux Chenonceau File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Chateau of Chenonceau photographed by Jeremy J. Shapiro in 2002. ... Image File history File links Chateau of Chenonceau photographed by Jeremy J. Shapiro in 2002. ... The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Indre-et-Loire is a département in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Loire Valley (French Vallée de la Loire) is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language. ... Location within France Tours Cathedral: 15th century Flamboyante Gothic west front with Renaissance pinnacles, 1547 Tours Cathedral. ... Cher is a river in central France, tributary to the river Loire. ...

The population of permanent residents hovers around 300, as of 2004, but there is a large influx of tourists during the pleasant months of the year, because the village is home to the former Royal Château de Chenonceau, one of the most popular destinations in France. The castle is distinctive in being built right over the river. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Château de Chenonceau as seen from Diane de Poitiers gardens The Château de Chenonceau, near the small village of Chenonceaux, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France, was built on the site of an old mill on the River Cher, sometime before...

Name

The difference in spelling between the Château's name (Chenonceau) and the city (Chenonceaux) is attributed to Louise Dupin, owner of the castle during the French Revolution, who is said to have dropped the "x" at the end of the Château's name to differentiate what was a symbol of royalty from the Republic. Although no official sources have been found to support this legend, the Château has been since referred to and accepted as Chenonceau.0 The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period in the history of France. ...

External link

• Link to Official Website Chateau de Chenonceau