In 991, friars of Cormery complained to the king[who?] that Fulk Nerra, lord of Anjou, was building a fortress in their land of Montbazon (he became lord of Montbazon in 997 although he was 17 years old).
From 994, the lofty fortress dominated a strategic point on the Indre river.
montbazon, french, pronunciation, bazɔ, commune, indre, loire, department, france, located, river, indre, between, towns, veigné, monts, sorigny, town, about, from, tours, communetown, hallcoat, armslocation, show, franceshow, centre, loirecoordinates, 2883, 7. Montbazon French pronunciation mɔ bazɔ is a commune in the Indre et Loire department France It is located on the river Indre between the towns of Veigne Monts and Sorigny The town is about 12 km from Tours MontbazonCommuneTown hallCoat of armsLocation of MontbazonMontbazonShow map of FranceMontbazonShow map of Centre Val de LoireCoordinates 47 17 18 N 0 42 52 E 47 2883 N 0 7144 E 47 2883 0 7144CountryFranceRegionCentre Val de LoireDepartmentIndre et LoireArrondissementToursCantonMontsGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Sylvie Giner 1 Area16 50 km2 2 51 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 4 602 Density710 km2 1 800 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code37154 37250Elevation52 92 m 171 302 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 History 2 Population 3 Economy 4 Education 5 Transportation 6 Media 7 Sights 8 See also 9 ReferencesHistory editIn 991 friars of Cormery complained to the king who that Fulk Nerra lord of Anjou was building a fortress in their land of Montbazon he became lord of Montbazon in 997 although he was 17 years old From 994 the lofty fortress dominated a strategic point on the Indre river Population editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1793800 1800947 2 44 1806888 1 07 18211 020 0 93 18311 080 0 57 18361 180 1 79 18411 181 0 02 18461 116 1 13 18511 145 0 51 18561 096 0 87 18611 074 0 40 18661 090 0 30 18721 032 0 91 18761 179 3 39 18811 181 0 03 18861 197 0 27 18911 143 0 92 18961 143 0 00 YearPop p a 19011 127 0 28 19061 150 0 40 19111 161 0 19 19211 150 0 10 19261 089 1 08 19311 086 0 06 19361 096 0 18 19461 697 4 47 19541 267 3 59 19621 622 3 14 19681 903 2 70 19752 447 3 66 19823 011 3 01 19903 354 1 36 19993 434 0 26 20073 936 1 72 20124 022 0 43 20174 313 1 41 Source EHESS 3 and INSEE 1968 2017 4 Economy editMontbazon has a small industrial park It groups together small and medium sized businesses Education editThere are four schools in the town Jean Le Bourg kindergarten Guillaume Louis Primary School Albert Camus High School Saint Gatien Private High SchoolTransportation editThere are two bus lines G and H which cross the town Four bus stops are located at City Center Albert Camus High School La Courtille La Grange BarbierMedia editThe town launched an online radio station in 2010 5 Sights edit nbsp Fulk Nerra fortressThe fortress of Montbazon built by Fulk Nerra is one of the oldest fortress in France Le Chateau d Artigny Parcours botanique au fil de l IndreSee also editCommunes of the Indre et Loire department Duchy of MontbazonReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Montbazon EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE Radio Montbazon http www radiomontbazon fr Archived 2010 06 22 at the Wayback Machine nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montbazon nbsp This Indre et Loire geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montbazon amp oldid 1182789505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
