Château-la-Vallière | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Château-la-Vallière (37).svg |
Arrondissement: | Chinon |
Canton: | Langeais |
Mayor: | Jean-Claude Gauthier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 47.5478°N 0.3258°W |
Elevation Min M: | 58 |
Elevation Max M: | 110 |
Area Km2: | 21.94 |
Insee: | 37062 |
Postal Code: | 37330 |
Château-la-Vallière (in French ʃɑto la valjɛʁ/) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
The Château de Vaujours, situated 3 kilometres south of Château-la-Vallière, is an ancient fortress from the 12th to 15th centuries. It belonged to the manor of Chasteaux-en-Anjou, the future Château-la-Vallière. It was built to protect the eastern borders of Anjou.
Jean Schubnel (born in Château-la-Vallière 24 June 1894; died 1987) was a 20th-century French naive painter.