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Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richelieu (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃ(ə)ljø] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
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Richelieu | |
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Coordinates: 47°00′54″N 0°19′28″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Chinon |
Canton | Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Étienne Martegoutte[1] |
Area 1 | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,635 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 37196 /37120 |
Elevation | 47–77 m (154–253 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land. Its inhabitants are called Richelais, and Richelaises.
Because of its design as the "ideal city" of the seventeenth century, the town is the subject of protective measures for its architecture.