Pontlevoy

The Battle of Pontlevoy was fought on 6 July 1016 between the forces of Fulk III of Anjou and Herbert I of Maine on one side and Odo II of Blois on the other. It was one of the largest battles of early medieval France and was determining of the balance of power in the Loire Valley for years after it was fought. The battle took place near Pontlevoy, between Blois and Tours, not far from the large Angevin fortress of Montrichard on the river Cher. Odo had ravaged most of the Touraine during Fulk's absence on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. After Fulk's return, Odo, with a large force and many siege engines, attempted to besiege Montrichard, but was intercepted by Fulk just north of Pontlevoy. Surprised by Fulk's preparedness, Odo was forced to give battle without putting his troops into formation. This was his disadvantage. The opening went in favour of Odo, however. Fulk was unhorsed and his standard-bearer was felled. Fulk may have even been captured briefly. At this juncture, Herbert intervened, attacking Odo's flank from the west. Odo was routed and fled, leaving his infantry to be massacred.

Pontlevoy Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in the town of Pontlevoy in the Loir-et-Cher department of France.

The Géologique de Pontlevoy Regional Nature Reserve is a regional nature reserve located in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Established in 2011, it spreads over 1.91 hectares (4.7 acres) and protects a former Beauce limestone quarry preserving faluns.

Thenay (French pronunciation: [tənɛ]) is a former commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Controis-en-Sologne.

Bourré (French pronunciation: [buʁe]) is a former commune in the Loir-et-Cher département in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montrichard Val de Cher.

Angé (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒe]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Monthou-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tu syʁ ʃɛʁ], literally Monthou on Cher) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France.

La Creusille is a harbor on the left bank of the Loire river, located in the southern part of Blois, France.

Blois-Vienne Church (Église Saint-Saturnin de Blois in French) is a Roman Catholic church located on the left bank of the Loire river in the city of Blois, France. It was originally built between circa 1500 and 1528. The edifice is in the late Flamboyant Gothic style.Its west side is oriented to one of the 4 last churchyards in France: Saint Saturnin's Churchyard.

Blois-Vienne (French pronunciation: [blwavjɛn]), or merely Vienne for locals, is the common name given to the southern part of Blois, central France, separated from the rest of the city by the natural border of the Loire river. It corresponds to the subdistricts of St Saturnin, La Creusille, Les Métairies (college and cemetery) and La Vaquerie, but also include the hamlets of Bas-Rivière and Béjun, although these ones are now administratively attached to the neighboring commune of Chailles. In other words, it is now the left bank of the Loire in Blois. Nowadays this borough (or district) of around 10,000 inhabitants is the physical heritage of the former village of Vienne-lez-Blois, which remained independent of the royal domain until the beginning of the 17th century, when it was attached to the city, first as a suburb, then as a district.

Pouillé (French pronunciation: [puje]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

Saint-Julien-de-Chédon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒyljɛ̃ də ʃedɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.