- Valençay
French commune
nomcommune=Valençay
Château de Valençay
région=Centre
département=Indre
arrondissement=Châteauroux
canton=Valençay
insee=36228
cp=36600
maire=Claude Doucet
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Valençay
longitude=1.56694444444
latitude=47.1613888889
alt moy=145 m
alt mini=91
alt maxi=154 m
hectares=4159
km²=41.59
sans=2736
date-sans=1999
dens=65
date-dens=1999Valençay is a commune in the
Indre department in centralFrance .It is situated in the
Loire Valley on a hillside overlooking theNahon river.History
The commune was formed by the amalgamation of three settlements: the "Bourg-de-l'Eglise", the "Bas-Bourg", and what is called the "old quarter."
On
May 6 ,1941 ,Georges Bégué , the first SOE agent from England was parachuted into a field near Valençay. Fifty years to the day, theValençay SOE Memorial , originally known as the "Spirit of Partnership"," was dedicated in honor of the 104 members of SOE's F Section who died for the liberation of France.ights
The town is dominated by the
Château de Valençay , built in1540 byRobert d'Estampes and most notably acquired in1747 by the Scottish BankerJohn Law . Later, in1803 the castle was purchased by the diplomatCharles Maurice de Talleyrand .Economy
The town is known for its pyramid shaped Valençay cheese made from raw goat milk.
ee also
*Berry
*Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
*French wine
*Communes of the Indre department External links
* [http://www.valencay.fr Official website of Valençay]
* [http://www.chateau-valencay.com/en/valencay/ Official website of Valençay's Castel]
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