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Château-Renault is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Château-Renault
Commune
Chateau
Location of Château-Renault
Château-Renault
Château-Renault
Coordinates: 47°35′32″N 0°54′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementLoches
CantonChâteau-Renault
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Brigitte Dupuis[1]
Area
1
3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
4,917
  Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37063 /37110
Elevation83–129 m (272–423 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


Topography and toponymy, Cassini, 1756.
Topography and toponymy, Cassini, 1756.

Château-Renault is located on the Far-West of the Gâtine Tourangelle plateau, next to the Loir-et-Cher department and at the confluence of two rivers : The Gault and the Brenne. Its Elevation vary between 90 meters and 140 meters on the plateau. The area of the commune is 3.51 square kilometre.

Located in the North of A10 highway, the town of Chateau-Renault is equidistant to the cities of Tours and Vendôme and can be reached on train services on the Tours-Paris or Tours-Vendôme lines.


History



The town at the Middle Age


Evidence of early human occupation or the Loire Valley has been found such as the standing stones of Pierrefite and several hand tools, but the settlement of Chateau-Renault dates from the feudal wars that occurred in the 11th century between the Counts of Blois and the Counts of Anjou. In the early part of the century a loyal member of the court of the Count of Blois was charged by the construction of a defensive structure (most likely a simple wooden tower) on the site of the present chateau. He named this defensive structure after his son, Renaud. This was the origin of the towns name. However, the defensive structure was not enough and the area was soon lost to the Counts of Anjou. It was under the new management that land was donated for the construction of a chapel and a small settlement at the foot of the castle site.


The development of tanneries


From the early 19th century to the mid 20th century, Château-Renault became famous for its activity of tanning leather. It was ultimately a strong industry that had a big influence on how the town developed. The leather produced was used in shoes production.

High levels of calcium carbonate in the water gave the leather produced there a thick, resistant nature and the arrival of the railway in 1867 ensured that the product had access to a market.


Demography


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,030    
1800 2,518+3.13%
1806 2,052−3.35%
1821 2,208+0.49%
1831 2,468+1.12%
1836 2,434−0.28%
1841 2,877+3.40%
1846 3,108+1.56%
1851 3,270+1.02%
1856 3,258−0.07%
1861 3,562+1.80%
1866 3,978+2.23%
1872 3,870−0.46%
1876 3,831−0.25%
1881 4,256+2.13%
1886 4,203−0.25%
1891 4,397+0.91%
1896 4,492+0.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,261−1.05%
1906 4,299+0.18%
1911 4,135−0.77%
1921 4,063−0.18%
1926 4,097+0.17%
1931 4,106+0.04%
1936 3,877−1.14%
1946 4,180+0.76%
1954 4,035−0.44%
1962 4,238+0.62%
1968 5,125+3.22%
1975 6,043+2.38%
1982 6,121+0.18%
1990 5,787−0.70%
1999 5,538−0.49%
2007 5,209−0.76%
2012 5,060−0.58%
2017 5,001−0.23%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people



International relations


It is twinned with the towns Ripley (United Kingdom), Mülheim-Kärlich (Germany) and Covăsânț (Romania).[5]


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Château-Renault, EHESS. (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. Château-Renault official website Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine



На других языках


[de] Château-Renault

Château-Renault ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 4917 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Indre-et-Loire in der Region Centre-Val de Loire; sie gehört zum Arrondissement Loches und ist Hauptort des Kantons Château-Renault. Die Stadt liegt an der Brenne, direkt an der Einmündung ihres Nebenflusses Gault.
- [en] Château-Renault

[ru] Шато-Рено (коммуна)

Шато́-Рено́ (фр. Château-Renault) — муниципалитет (коммуна) во Франции, в регионе Центр, департамент Эндр и Луара.



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