Corroirie
La Corroirie is a fortified feudal stronghold belonging to the neighboring Chartreuse du Liget, located in the commune of Chemillé-sur-Indrois, in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire region. Likely founded at the end of the 11th century, it became the Charterhouse (monastery), Charterhouse's lower house, whose lay brothers were responsible for managing the monastery's extensive agricultural estate (nearly 1,500 hectares at Le Liget, as well as Tenant farmer, tenant farms in the Loches region). Its buildings were gradually expanded over the following centuries, with periods of expansion alternating with phases of fortification following the Hundred Years' War and the French Wars of Religion, Wars of Religion. In the 16th century, La Corroirie was transformed into a Fortification, stronghold, with the construction of a monumental fortified gate at the entrance. In the second half of the 17th century, the friars who lived there left to take up residence in the upper r ...
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Chartreuse Du Liget
Le Liget Charterhouse () was a Carthusian monastery, or Charterhouse (monastery), charterhouse, in Chemillé-sur-Indrois, Indre-et-Loire, France, founded in 1178The monastery records date the foundation gift as 1178, although historians believe that the date of the start of construction was 1188 or 1189 in Touraine by Henry II of England, Henry II, Count of Anjou and King of England, possibly in atonement for the murder of Thomas Becket (Archbishop of Canterbury) committed by his order. There are only a few remains of the medieval monastery, which was ruined in the Hundred Years War and again in the French Wars of Religion. Rebuilt at the end of the Ancien Régime, it was largely demolished in the French Revolution. The remains of the monastery structures are registered or listed as a ''monument historique'' (including the grounds of a former monastery wall and corner towers, remains of the church and cloister roof joint). The Corroirie, the fortified gate, the chapel and the ol ...
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Chemillé-sur-Indrois
Chemillé-sur-Indrois (, literally ''Chemillé on Indrois'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Geography The Indrois flows west through the commune and crosses the village. Population See also * Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Centre-Val De Loire
Centre-Val de Loire (; ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior of the country, with a population of 2,572,853 as of 2018. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Orléans, and its largest city is Tours. Naming and etymology Like many current regions of France, the region of Centre-Val de Loire was created from parts of Province of France, historical provinces: , and . First, the name Placename etymology, was chosen by the government purely on the basis of geography, in reference to its location in Geography of France, northwest-central France (the central part of the Langues d'oïl, original French language area). However, the Centre region is not situated in the geographical centre of France (except the Cher (department), Cher department). The name was criticised as being too dull and nondescri ...
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Carthusians
The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians (), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own rule, called the ''Statutes'', and their life combines both eremitical and cenobitic monasticism. The motto of the Carthusians is , Latin for "The Cross is steady while the world turns." The Carthusians retain a unique form of liturgy known as the Carthusian Rite. The name ''Carthusian'' is derived from the Chartreuse Mountains in the French Prealps: Bruno built his first hermitage in a valley of these mountains. These names were adapted to the English '' charterhouse'', meaning a Carthusian monastery. Today, there are 23 charterhouses, 18 for monks and 5 for nuns. The alcoholic cordial Chartreuse has been produced by the monks of Grande Chartreuse since 1737, which gave rise to the name of the color, though the liqueur is in fact produced not only ...
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Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream.
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Monk
A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy across numerous cultures. The Greek word for "monk" may be applied to men or women. In English, however, "monk" is applied mainly to men, while ''nun'' is typically used for female monastics. Although the term ''monachos'' is of Christianity, Christian origin, in the English language ''monk'' tends to be used loosely also for both male and female ascetics from other religious or philosophical backgrounds. However, being generic, it is not interchangeable with terms that denote particular kinds of monk, such as cenobite, hermit, anchorite, or Hesychasm, hesychast. Traditions of Christian monasticism exist in major Christian denominations, with religious orders being present in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Oriental Ort ...
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Fortified Gateway
A fortified gateway is an element of a variety of fortified structures, such as a castle or city wall, walled town. Fortified gates or gateways appear in the Bronze Age and reach into the modern times. City gate Gatehouse ''Torburg'' In German language, German, a "Torburg", lit. "gate castle", is a relatively autonomous and heavily fortified gateway of a castle or town. Medieval castle gateways of this type usually have additional fortifications in front of them. A common form is the tower gateway (German: ''Turmtorburg''); a variant is the bastion gateway (German: ''Halbrundturmtorburg''). List of castles in Europe, They are common in Europe. Examples in Europe France Château du Sou in Lacenas Germany *Deutsches Tor (Metz), Deutsches Tor in Metz *Ehrentor, Eigelsteintorburg, Hahnentorburg, Kuniberts Tower, Schaafentor and Severin Gate in Cologne *Town fortifications of Erkelenz *Friedländer Tor in Neubrandenburg *Marching Gate and Bridge Gate in Aachen as well as Aach ...
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Chemillé Corroirie Cassini
Chemillé () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. In January 2013 it became part of the new commune Chemillé-Melay, which became part of Chemillé-en-Anjou in December 2015.Commune déléguée de Chemillé
INSEE Its population was 7,550 in 2022.

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Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and t ...
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Indrois
The Indrois () is a long river in the Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments in central France. Its source is at Villegouin. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Indre Indre (); is a department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the ''Indriens'' (masculine; ) and ''Indriennes'' (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Cent ..., into which it flows at Azay-sur-Indre. Departments and communes along its course This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Indre: Villegouin, Préaux *Indre-et-Loire: Villedômain, Loché-sur-Indrois, Villeloin-Coulangé, Montrésor, Chemillé-sur-Indrois, Beaumont-Village, Genillé, Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois, Chédigny, Azay-sur-Indre, References Rivers of France Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Indre Rivers of Indre-et-Loire {{France-river-stub ...
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Monument Historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, a garden, a bridge, or other structure, because of their importance to France's architectural and historical cultural heritage. Both public and privately owned structures may be listed in this way, as well as movable objects. there were 44,236 monuments listed. The term "classification" is reserved for designation performed by the French Ministry of Culture for a monument of national-level significance. Monuments of lesser significance may be "inscribed" by various regional entities. Buildings may be given the classification (or inscription) for either their exteriors or interiors. A monument's designation could be for a building's décor, its furniture, a single room, or even a staircase. An example is the classification of the déco ...
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Montrésor
Montrésor () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Indrois, which flows northwest through the middle of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):