Ambillou.
Commune:
Ambillou 37340
Area: Center
Department: Indre and the Loire
Population: 1 317 inhabitants
Surface: 4 885 hectares
Altitude: 100 meters.
Historical
general information :
"Parochia de Ambilloo", mentioned in 1007. Concerning stronghold
castle of the Arrow. The castle of Bernelleries was built at the
XVIIème century by the duke of Luynes. The happy Jeanne-Marie de
Maillé (1331-1414), widow of the lord of Sillé, withdrew herself
in the forest of Ambillou and made there build the vault Our-Lady-with-the
Ermitière.
Characteristics
:
English Version To seek on the site: Ambillou. The Loire Commune:
Ambillou 37340 Area: Center Department: Indre and the Loire Population:
1 317 inhabitants Surface: 4 885 hectares Altitude: 100 meters.
Historical general information: "Parochia de Ambilloo", mentioned
in 1007. Concerning stronghold castle of the Arrow. The castle of
Bernelleries was built at the XVIIème century by the duke of Luynes.
The happy Jeanne-Marie de Maillé (1331-1414), widow of the lord
of Sillé, withdrew herself in the forest of Ambillou and made there
build the vault Our-Lady-with-the Ermitière. Characteristics: Remainders
of the castle of Bernelleries XVIIème century: châtelet flanked
of two turns, rectangular house. Castle of Hartelloire XVIème century:
flanked home of a square turret of staircase out of wooden; base
of a circular tower of enclosure, flees polygonal. Castle of Trigalière,
or Trigalière-Cottage XIXème century. Church Saint Martin's day
XIème century, altered XVème and XIXème centuries: transept and
chorus with flat bedside XVème century, nave at base XIème century
and top XIXème century, frontage and bell-tower XIXème century,
baptismal tank of stone XIIème century, wood retable gilded XVIIème
century. Vault Our-Lady-with-the Ermitière, place of pilgrimage,
rebuilt 1748. Old vault of Bernelleries 1686 (barn). Cross of way.
Drink of Ambillou, Tivoli and Mound. Many ponds. Banks of Braineau.
Resources
and productions :
Forestry development. Mixed-farming, arboriculture. Breeding. Building
materials. Sawmill.
Local life
:
Fish, drives out, various hunt, horsemanship, sports, hikes, sporting
equipment. Camp-site.
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