The village of Orbigny is just seven or eight miles southwest of Saint-Aignan. It's only six miles from the Zooparc de Beauval, which is now the most popular tourist destination in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France — a bigger attraction than any of the Loire Valley châteaux, with a million visitors a year. I wonder how long the Orbigny area will remain so agricultural and rural. The countryside out there is beautiful.
As you can see below, Orbigny has its own Renaissance château. It's the privately owned Château de l'Estang.
The Château de l'Estang is not open to the public except for a few special events in summer, as far as I know.
A few years ago, there was a hail storm in Orbigny that damaged the roof of the village church, which is dedicated to saint Vincent. It was being repaired when I took these photos in late January 2006. According to the town's Wikipédia article, the population has decreased from 1,400 in the late 1800s to just more than a thousand 50 years ago, and just more 700 now.
What about Harriett?
ReplyDeleteLe château de l’Estang est ravissant!
Oh, such lovely sights!
ReplyDeleteRavissant is the perfect word for the chateau, CHM. Today's photos give me a sense of peace.
ReplyDeleteOh that chateau is lovely! It should be open to the public such a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteNice to hear from you all. Walt, Tasha, and I are doing well right now and looking forward to springtime.*
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