Valloire-sur-Cisse is a town of Loir-et-Cher, in the Center region, the Loire Valley, 12 km southwest of Blois.
It was formally established in January 1, 2017 following the merger of Chouzy-sur-Cisse (2013 inhabitants), Coulanges (322 inhabitants) and Seillac (103 inhabitants), and therefore now has 2,500 inhabitants.
The territory of the vast city of 40 km² is crossed by the course of Cisse, one branch of which runs into the Loire at Chouzy, another parallel in the course of the Loire. The river and borders the southeast of the town.
The beautifully undulating landscape of Valloire (whose name is explicit), wooded north, are included in the perimeter of the classified valley at UNESCO heritage.
In this framework of life of exception, the new town offers visitors an historic built heritage preserved and a range of cultural and sporting activities (particularly in terms of hikes) that make it a pleasant stop point close to major sites (Blois, Chambord...).
Besides the remains of old mills that once marked out the course of Cisse, reflecting intense activity fishmeal, the town of Chouzy still has a neighborhood called Holland, where Protestant artisans Batavian origin settled in the seventeenth (potters, watch, glove makers...). They left the city after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.
However, in terms of heritage, Chouzy has other sites that are worth visiting. The most notable is that of the ancient abbey of Guiche, founded in 1273 by the Count of Blois and his wife Alix de Bretagne. The monastery housed the nuns of the Poor Clares for five centuries before being abandoned and sold, looted and partially destroyed during the Revolution.
Meanwhile, the site of the abbey had been chosen by the counts of Blois for burial: ten graves attests. It remains of the abbey (the remains of which are registered in the Inventory) part of the cloister, a Gothic cellar and a chapel sheltering recumbent. Surrounded by a 4-hectare park, private property is open to visitors by appointment. Admission: 4.50 euros. Information at +33 6 22 08 38 96.
On Chouzy yet to see the Church of St. Martin built in 1860 in place of a medieval building small and "tired". The church houses a shrine of the seventeenth century containing relics of St. Martin and a painting from 1875 representing St. Agnes, copy of the original preserved in the Cathedral of Pisa.
In the village, still include the remains of Chanteloire (XVIII), several bridges (rebuilt over the flood), and a medieval priory remodeled several times (staircase thirteenth, tower of the fifteenth, main building of the sixteenth and seventeenth).
Former outbuilding of the Priory Manor Laleu can punctuate a discovery tour of the heritage of Chouzy. Its bases are the thirteenth century and was restored several times.
On Coulanges, the recently restored St. Denis church contains carved stalls from the Abbey of Guiche, and a high altar and reredos (the latter having been moved). In this village, also, Castle Roconne not lacking in nobility, consisting of a main building overlooking the valley of Cisse, Annex building and a converted chapel in a tower, all bordering a lawn.
Finally, the village of Seillac has a church of the twelfth dedicated to Saint-Jacques le Majeur which are believed she was a stopover for pilgrims to Compostela leaders. As for Domaine de Seillac, now home gite complex (cottages), it is composed of a century castle in the heart of a 24 hectare green park with a pond. Information at +33 2 54 20 72 11.
In terms of "nature" leisure and sports, Valloire-sur-Cisse no shortage of opportunities.
We can play tennis (reservation short +33 2 54 20 40 06 or +33 6 37 85 62 61), quad (information in +33 6 07 35 35 24) or enjoy approved facilities dedicated to ULM (Contact +33 6 67 98 83 41).
Lovers of horse rides were available the Chouzy Stables clubs (attach +33 2 54 20 40 55) or stud Laleu (contact +33 6 66 22 41 33).
On the town is also implanted Golf Card, in a pleasant environment, which has a 9-hole course designed in 1989. This is a "by 36" long 2947 meters. A compact course also says "pitch and putt" of 9 holes along 960 m dedicated including full development facilities. Open all year. Price: from 33 and 43 euros for visitors. Information at +33 2 54 20 49 00.
Fishermen are also at the party. Contact +33 2 54 90 25 60 to know the rules and developed areas along the Loire and Cisse.
In regards finally hikers, three long trails bottles each of 10 km, in the territory of Chouzy, many walks are possible including woodlots and hilly land, and the banks of the Loire.
As for fans of motorbikes from the town, access to the "Loire à Vélo" section of the European Bicycle Route linking the Black Sea to the Atlantic is easy. In the Loire Valley, the route comprises a third of biking and two-thirds of small roads with little traffic. Maps and information +33 2 54 90 41 41.
