Lavardin is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.[3]

Lavardin
Commune
The 14th-century bridge and 15th-18th-century château
Coat of arms
Location of Lavardin
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Coordinates: 47°44′33″N 0°53′13″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thiérry Fleury[1]
Area 1	6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	179
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41113 /41800
Elevation	63–146 m (207–479 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located on the banks of the river Loir.

Population

Sights

Lavardin is classified as one of the most beautiful villages of France thanks to the ruins of its mediaeval castle (see main article: Château de Lavardin), its Gothic church and frescoes, its houses and the ancient bridge. The village has been frequented by renowned painters since about 1900, most notably Busson and Sauvage.

Early history

Salomon I of Lavardin became lord of Lavardin around 1030, and his descendants ruled there for the next three centuries.[4]^: 133 The church of St. Genest in Lavardin was built in the mid-to-late eleventh century, but the existence of a prior Merovingian cemetery on the site attests to the village's existence for several centuries prior to Salomon's reign.[4]^{: 133, 147}[5]

References

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Association des plus beaux villages de France: Lavardin (in French)

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