tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post1539778671554780720..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Notre « village »Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29893753973177893432022-10-07T07:01:56.551+02:002022-10-07T07:01:56.551+02:00Me too. As Mary said below, admission prices are b...Me too. As Mary said below, admission prices are bound to go up. Chateaus like Chambord and Cheverny stand on a lot of land, part of which could be given over the solar panel "farms".Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12782613922146434652022-10-07T07:00:12.470+02:002022-10-07T07:00:12.470+02:00That's for sure. And wind power.That's for sure. And wind power.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18009753329499117872022-10-07T06:59:36.287+02:002022-10-07T06:59:36.287+02:00The place name Renaudière for our "hamlet&quo...The place name Renaudière for our "hamlet" appears on French maps dating back as far as 1820, so I assume members of the Renaud family lived here earlier than that.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30172130429431006912022-10-07T06:39:21.492+02:002022-10-07T06:39:21.492+02:00Hi Mary, six of the nine houses in the hamlet date...Hi Mary, six of the nine houses in the hamlet date back to the 18th or 19th century, I believe. Three others were built in the 1960s and early 1970s while the older houses were being renovated.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59164123424140755842022-10-06T19:12:06.758+02:002022-10-06T19:12:06.758+02:00I still haven't visited those chateaux; a good...I still haven't visited those chateaux; a good guess admission prices will go up. <br />Your hamlet is more historic than I realised. Nice photo with Walt.Mary in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080706473121921927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4001720084500186872022-10-06T15:39:32.127+02:002022-10-06T15:39:32.127+02:00I love to see pictures of your hamlet, thank you. ...I love to see pictures of your hamlet, thank you. I hope these large chateaux can come up with a workable solution.<br />BettyAnn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26051409541773909792022-10-06T14:18:07.336+02:002022-10-06T14:18:07.336+02:00Solar is starting to make more sense for us all. Solar is starting to make more sense for us all. Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.com