Fréteval

Fréteval is a commune with 1121 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Loir -et -Cher in the Centre region; it belongs to the district Vendôme and the Canton Morée.

History

On July 3, 1194 Richard the Lionheart destroyed after a win against Philip Augustus in the battle of Fréteval the royal archives that Philip had left on his flight, including the tax lists. This loss is considered as a trigger for the establishment of the Archives nationales in Paris.

Attractions

  • The Tour de Grisset; Excavations in the 1950s revealed that he must have belonged to the baths of a villa of the 2nd century.
  • The Donjon from the end of the 11th century, one of the oldest round donjon in France
  • Commune in the department of Loir- et- Cher
  • Place in Centre
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