What is Montrichard?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Montrichard |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Montrichard (Loir-et-Cher).svg |arrondissement = Blois |canton = Montrichard |INSEE = 41151 |postal code = 41400 |mayor = Patrick Maupu |term = 2001–2008 |intercommunality = Cher à la Loire |coordinates = {{coord|47.3436111111|1.18416666667|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 68 |elevation min m = 59 |elevation max m = 134 |area km2 = 14.36 |population = 6624 |population date = 1999 }} '''Montrichard''' is a town and former [[commune in France|commune]] in the [[Loir-et-Cher]] ''[[Départements of France|département]]'' (county), in [[France]]. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of [[Montrichard-Val-de-Cher]].<ref>[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/12/2/INTB1530810A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral] 2 December 2015</ref> [[Image:Cher Montrichard.jpg|thumb|left|750px|The Cher River in Montrichard]] ==Geography== The town is on the north bank of the [[Cher (river)|Cher]] river. {{Convert|32|km|mi|0}} south of Blois, {{Convert|73|km|mi|0}} west of Vierzon and {{Convert|42|km|mi|0}} east of Tours. The countryside is mainly used to grow grapes and has woods, cattle and cereals. ==Sites and landmarks== * Château de Montrichard, a medieaval [[castle]]. * Nanteuil Church (12th, 13th, 15th centuries), whose statue of the [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Virgin Mary]] is the object of a very old [[pilgrimage]] on Whit Monday. * Church of the Holy Cross (''Église Ste-Croix'') has a nice [[Romanesque]] doorway and was the place where Joan of France married the future king. * Château de Pont-Cher, a 15th-century home built into the cliff. Inside this home are the René Galloux collection of very old ({{broken wikt link|prehistoric|prehistoric}}) and [[Gallo-Roman]] items from diggings in the Cher valley.<ref>''Châteaux of the Loire'' p76 Mich