Valençay
Valençay is a commune with 2571 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Indre in the Centre region; it belongs to the district Châteauroux and Canton Valençay.
Location
The community on the border between Touraine and Berry covers 42.59 square kilometers and is located above the Nahon River and south of the National Road 76 between the hole and Vatan to 81-154 m above sea level.
History
1120 is first mentioned in the place.
In the castle Valençay, which belonged to Prince Talleyrand in 1805, Ferdinand VII of Spain lived in exile 1808-13 and joined here with Napoleon the contract of 11 December 1813 in which he received the throne of Spain again. 1829 Valençay was elevated to a duchy for Talleyrand.
During World War II Valençay suffered considerable damage in August 1944.
Demographics
From 1962, only residents with a primary residence
Attractions
- Castle Valençay, owned by Talleyrand
- Musée de l'Automobile de Valençay ( Automobile Museum ), 12, avenue de la Résistance ( at the exit direction Blois ), about 60 vintage cars from 1898 to 1971
- Musée du sucre d'art ( confectioner Museum ), Jacky Chichery ( Maître pâtissier ), 21, rue du Château
- Church Saint -Martin (16th century, restored ), 3- nave, apse of the 15th century, of Talleyrand on the model of Vevey in Switzerland erected belfry
- Chapelle castrale below the château
- Burial place of the statesman Talleyrand, in the crypt of the École libre
- Historical railway station (Gare)
Others
- In Claude Chabrol turns Valençay 1972 film Bloody Wedding ( Les Noces rouges ).
- A specialty here is a pyramid-shaped from raw or pasteurized goat milk produced, with bark ash -covered soft cheese with exterior mold, with the apex of the pyramid is cut off above. He is technically produced in small farms. About the cheese mold, there is the following " legend": They say the Valençay that formerly had the form of a complete pyramid. But when Napoleon after his devastating defeat of Egypt in Valençay Castle halted and saw the cheese, which reminded him of the Egyptian pyramids, he had drawn his sword and cut off the top. For details on the cheese in the main article Valençay ( cheese).