Champtocé-sur-Loire

Champtocé -sur -Loire is a commune with 1822 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Maine -et -Loire in the Pays de la Loire.

History

People of the Neolithic megalithic tombs built.

The name comes from the Celtic Champtocé " Canthos ".

In the 9th century there was a castle. In the 11th century, the construction of the church began. In the 13th century a castle was built from the ruins of which are still preserved.

From the 14th to the 16th century, the church of St. Pierre was finished, built in the 15th century castle Lancrau. In the 15th century, the medieval castle of Gilles de Rais was inhabited, which left it there to torture and murder young boys.

In the 18th century the castle was built Beauchesne.

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