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...

of Chasteaux-en-Anjou, the future Château-la-Vallière. The castle is located 3 kilometres south of Château-la-Vallière. It stands on the eastern border...

pronunciation: [azɛ lə ʁido] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central-west France. The château of Azay-le-Rideau...

Louise de La Vallière. That same year, however, the princess cancelled a debt by deeding Champs to her first cousin, the duc de La Vallière. When the...

viewed from the Château d'Amboise Château d'Amboise Tour de l'Horloge (the Clock Tower) Exterior shot of the Clos Lucé Mansion Château d'Amboise over Loire...

and had issue. As the duchy of La Vallière had previously been held by several women, including Louise de La Vallière and her daughter, the princesse...

1790, this part of Anjou, stretching from Bourgueil in the south to Château-la-Vallière in the north and including Gizeux, was attached to the département...

was in nearby Châtellerault. Descartes left La Haye in approximately 1606 to attend the College Henri IV at La Flèche. During World War II, the liberation...

Flat-bottomed boats on a pond, Château-la-Vallière, France...

workers. A smaller chateau built for the Cardinal's mistress is located 4 km outside the town. The town itself (as distinct from the Château grounds) is about...