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| Saumur | ||
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
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| Residents | 26.599 (2018) | |
| height | 30 m | |
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Saumur is to the west of France in the department Maine-et-Loire in the region Pays de la Loire.
background
Saumur was built under the protection of a castle on the banks of the Loire. The city belonged to the county of Blois before it came to the county of Anjou in 1026. Saumur developed into an important trading center in the Anjou province. Anjou and with it Saumur became a French crown domain as early as 1204. In the 16th century, until the end of the Edict of Nantes, the place was a spiritual center of the Huguenots, who then left the city and plunged Saumur into a serious crisis for many years.
On February 1, 1973, Saumur merged with Bagneux, Dampierre-sur-Loire, Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent and Saint-Lambert-des-Levées. These five cities make up the Saumur agglomeration.
getting there
By plane
- 1 Angers Loire Airport (aéroport d'Angers-Loire, IATA: ANE).
Mainly charter and freight. The airport is around 45 km from Saumur. . - 2 Tours Airport (aéroport de Tours Val de Loire, IATA: TUF).The airport is around 75 km from Saumur. It is regularly served by Ryanair, otherwise mostly charter traffic.
By train
- 3 Gare de Saumur. There are train connections to Tours, Orleans, Angers-St-Laud, Lyon-Perrache, Les Sables-d'Olonne
In the street
- Saumur is up to the D 952, it comes from along the Loire Blois and Tours and continues after Angers.
By bicycle
Saumur is on Loire cycle route "Loire à Vélo", which is at 800 km from Nevers to Saint-Nazaire leads.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Musée des Blindés (Saumur tank museum), 1043 Route de Fontevraud, 49400 Saumur, France.Good presentation, with neat display items and attached accessories. many countries, from WW1 to today. Bergepanther. The King Tiger is ready to go.
- 3 Saumur Castle (château de Saumur)
- 4 Maison de la Reine de Sicile, 69 Rue Waldeck Rousseau, 49400 Saumur. Tel.: 33 24140 2060. from the 15th century
- 5 Église Notre-Dame-de-Nantilly, place de Nantilly.
- 6 Eglise Saint-Pierre, Place Saint-Pierre, 49400 Saumur.
- 1 Cadre Noir Ifce - Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation, Avenue de l'Ecole Nationale d'Equitation, 49400 Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent.
- 7 Château de Brézé, Bellevigne-les-Chateaux, 20 Rue de l'Amiral Maillé Brézé, 49260 Brézé.Castle dating back to 1063 and Renaissance palace with an underground fortress and a vineyard.
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activities
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Web links
http://www.ville-saumur.fr - Saumur official website
