Richelieu
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Place details
- Locality
- Richelieu
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,263
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
- Official name
- Richelieu
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Chinon
- Population
- +1598
- Area
- +5.09
- Elevation
- +59
- Capital of
- canton of Richelieu
- Shares border with
- Pouant
- Official website
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.