Villedieu-le-Château

Villedieu-le-Château
A general view of Villedieu-le-Château
Coat of arms
Villedieu-le-Château
Location within Centre region Villedieu-le-Château
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Intercommunality	Pays de Ronsard
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Jouanneau
Area1	29.65 km2 (11.45 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	420
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	41279 / 41800
Elevation	60–133 m (197–436 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villedieu-le-Château is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Geography

Villedieu-le-Château borders the commune of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir (Sarthe) and marks the most eastern extension of the département and of the Bas-Vendômois. The Niclos stream traverses the commune.

Sights

The village is dominated by the medieval fortified enceinte of a ruined medieval monastic foundation established by the Abbey of the Trinity at Vendôme. The cult of Our Lady of Pity was transferred to the 15th-century parish church, which possesses early painting on wood, and which is the site of an annual pilgrimage in September.

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department