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Richelieu

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commune in Indre-et-Loire, France

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Place details

Locality
Richelieu
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Population
2,263

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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Department
Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement
Chinon
Canton
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Mayor 2020 2026
Étienne Martegoutte
Area
5.09 km (1.97 sq mi)
Population 2023
1,598
Density
314/km (813/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)

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Official website

Ville de Richelieu – Site officiel de la ville de Richelieu

ville-richelieu.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Richelieu
Population
1598
Area
5.09
Elevation
59
Official website
www.ville-richelieu.fr
Image
RichelieuTownGate.jpg
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Commons category
Richelieu (Indre-et-Loire)
postal code
37120
male population
830
female population
886
phone number
+33-2-47-58-10-13
fax number
+33-2-47-58-16-42
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Travel guide

Get around

Its principal roads are Route 112, Route 223 (Chemin du Richelieu, along the Richelieu River) and the northern end of Highway 35 (becoming Boulevard Fréchette).

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Its main commercial areas are along boulevard Périgny (route 112) and avenue Bourgogne.

Eat

Several restaurants or dining rooms in the Montérégie have transformed the mode of meals at the tables into take-out or delivery service. In general, restaurateurs have demonstrated great resilience by updating their website, integrating interactive and automated applications for remote orders, as well as the display of the menu, opening hours, their mode of operation (e.g. by reservation, drive-thru), sanitary measures required, other services (e.g. catering, shops, accommodation, access for the disabled, wi-fi, take-out food, delivery), contact details and often the history of the restaurant or site.

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— A municipality with a rich built heritage. Thanks to the Richelieu River, its port was one of the busiest between Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River, serving local agricultural and forestry operations. In the 21st century, its economic vocation is centred on recreational tourism and agriculture. — Crossed by Route 112, Highway 10 and Chemin des Patriotes, Richelieu has a heritage circuit describing the great history of the seigneury and the locality, as well as the built heritage. The building of the Oblates marked its history. Recreational tourism activities are intense on the river and the bike paths. — Recreational tourism activities are mainly: hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, etc. The city has around twenty parks (including 4 rest stops), several of which are accessible by the cycle path. The Parc de Montpellier has a magnificent body of water with a fountain. — City with a great road, rail, river and military history. In the summer, boating is developed there and catering. — The city of Carignan resembles an imperfect half-donut around the city of Chambly. There are many recreational and tourist activities: hiking (via the green trail that joins Saint-Hubert), cycling, nautical activities (on the Acadie or Richelieu rivers), its municipal parks, etc.

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Article

Richelieu ( French pronunciation: [ʁiʃ(ə)ljø] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

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.

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