That same day in October 2004 when we spent some time in Bouges-le-Château, we also took a walk around the town of Levroux, five miles to the south. Levroux is the successor to Celtic and Gallo-Roman settlements. There was a Roman amphitheatre here but it's been buried over the centuries. There were two châteaux here over the centuries as well, but neither exists now except as ruins. The town's main monument is the Église Saint-Sylvain, which was built in two phases starting at the end of the 12th century A.D and ending in the 13th.
Levroux (pop. approx. 3,000) is on the southern edge of the Val de Loire. It's part of the Châteauroux metro area (aire d'attraction), which has a population of more than 100,000. Levroux is a 40-minute drive from Saint-Aignan. The woman who sold us our house 20 years ago grew up in Châteauroux, as did the French actor Gérard Depardieu.
Levroux (pop. approx. 3,000) is on the southern edge of the Val de Loire. It's part of the Châteauroux metro area (aire d'attraction), which has a population of more than 100,000. Levroux is a 40-minute drive from Saint-Aignan. The woman who sold us our house 20 years ago grew up in Châteauroux, as did the French actor Gérard Depardieu.
I always love to see the iron strapping on these old doors.
ReplyDeleteWe had an exchange student (at my former high school) from Châteauroux once, many years ago. I never got to spend much time with her, but I remember her being from there :)
I've been to Châteauroux several times over the years, mainly to go shopping for things we don't find around Saint-Aignan. Blois, Tours, and Châteauroux are all about a 40-minute drive from us.
DeleteThe church was once the center of it all. There's a horse shoe on one of those beautiful doors, for good luck? The downspouts are so cool!
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I was just reading a web page about horse shoes and good luck. It seems to date back to Roman times.
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