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    Azay-le-Rideau (French pronunciation: [azɛ lə ʁido] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central-west France...
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    The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (pronounced [azɛ lə ʁido]) is located in the town of Azay-le-Rideau in the French département of Indre-et-Loire. Built between...
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    from Chenin grapes. Touraine Azay-le-Rideau: located in the wine-growing area surrounding the Château of Azay-le-Rideau, this village gives its name to...
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  • Azay-le-Rideau, in the Indre-et-Loire department Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, a chateau in Azay-le-Rideau Azay-sur-Cher, in the Indre-et-Loire department Azay-sur-Indre...
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    July Monarchy (1815–1848). In his novel he also mentions the château Azay-le-Rideau, in the Loire Valley, which can still be visited today. Henriette de...
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    such as the Château de Montsoreau, Château d'Amboise, Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, Château de Chambord, Château de Chinon, Château du Rivau, Château d'Ussé...
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    as the towers at La Rochelle, and Renaissance châteaux such as Azay-le-Rideau, to Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye. The CMN is also responsible for making...
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  • children upon his death, but was forced to sign the unfavorable treaty of Azay-le-Rideau on 4 July 1189 (two days before his death) with the king of France and...
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    ministers built or rebuilt palatial residences nearby. The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (1518–1527) was constructed on an island in the Ile River by Gilles Berthelot...
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    1815 – 22 December 1885) was a French botanist and mycologist born in Azay-le-Rideau. He originally studied law at Poitiers, but his interest later turned...
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