Montrichard
Montrichard is a town and commune in the Loir-et-Cher département, in France.
Geography
The town lies on the north bank of the Cher River. 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Blois, 73 kilometres (45 mi) west of Vierzon and 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Tours. The countryside is mainly constituted of vineyard, woods, cattle and cereals.
Sites and monuments
Château de Montrichard, a mediaeval castle.
Nanteuil Church (12th, 13th, 15th centuries), whose statue of the Virgin Mary is the object of a very ancient pilgrimage on Whit Monday.
Church of the Holy Cross (Église Ste-Croix) has a fine Romanesque doorway and was the site of Joan of France's marriage to the future king.
Château de Pont-Cher, a 15th-century home built into the cliff, containing the René Galloux collection of prehistoric and Gallo-Roman artefacts from excavations in the Cher valley.
Notable people
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, married the future king of France Louis XII in Montrichard, though the marriage was later annulled.