Richelieu | |
|---|---|
 Place du Cardinal | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Richelieu  | |
  Richelieu  Richelieu | |
| Coordinates: 47°00′54″N 0°19′28″E / 47.015°N 0.3244°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Étienne Martegoutte[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,635 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
Because of its design as the "ideal city" of the seventeenth century, the town is the subject of protective measures for its architecture.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.