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Fréteval
Centre-Val de Loirevillage
Fréteval
Total population
1,059
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Fréteval is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher. The village is located on the right bank of the river Loir. Archaeological evidence indicates that the site was occupied by the second century CE. In the Middle Ages, the fortifications of the Château de Fréteval were used to defend the region against Anjou and, later, England. The Battle of Fréteval was fought nearby in 1194. The Forest of Fréteval extends into the northern part of the commune and was used in World War II as a refuge for Allied airmen shot down over France.
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History
Near the village of Fréteval is the Grisset tower, the ruins of a Roman-Gallic religious complex dating from the second century CE. Only part of the cella, the tower at the center of the complex, has survived intact. Archaeologists have found traces of baths and a theater. The site was occupied by a village called Saint Victor in the early middle ages. The Fréteval family is first mentioned in records in the mid-10th century. Count Eudes II of Chartres built the Château de Fréteval about 1025 to defend the area from Anjou. The Frétevals were a noble family with regional power as vassals of the Counts of Blois and Counts of Chartres (often the same person) from 1000 to 1170. The château covered an area of with three lines of defense against attacks. A round tower, the keep or Donjon, survives. It is one of the oldest circular keeps in France. On 3 July 1194, at the Battle of Freteval, the forces of Richard I of England raided the camp of Philippe II of France and captured the written records and much of the treasure of the French kingdom. After the battle, Philippe established the National Archives of France in Paris as a more secure and permanent depository and library for government documents. The château was damaged by English attacks in 1418 and thereafter was mostly uninhabited.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves425
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves411
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves407
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves398
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves375
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves305
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves293
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves219
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-181 km W of Ambillou, France
- M 3 — 2008-06-073 km ENE of Cangey, France
- M 3 — 2007-12-173 km W of Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
- M 3.4 — 2007-12-173 km W of Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
- M 3.4 — 2007-08-309 km NNE of Châtillon-sur-Indre, France
- M 2.6 — 2004-12-0410 km SSE of Luçay-le-Mâle, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire
- Saint-Jean-Froidmentel5.1 mi away · pop. 525
- La Ville-aux-Clercs6 mi away · pop. 1,246
- Villetrun7.3 mi away · pop. 315
- Danzé8.3 mi away · pop. 671
- Selommes9.1 mi away · pop. 801
- Vendôme9.3 mi away · pop. 15,747
- Naveil10.5 mi away · pop. 2,430
- Villiers-sur-Loir11.4 mi away · pop. 1,102
- Villerable12.2 mi away · pop. 491
- Villiersfaux13.9 mi away · pop. 244
- Boursay14.3 mi away · pop. 179
- Lunay14.6 mi away · pop. 1,248
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about this place
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Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 41095
- Department
- 41
- Region
- 24
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,063
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr