Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region of France. It is named after two rivers which run through it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher (river), Cher in its southern p ...
department in north-central
France
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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of
Beauce la Romaine
Beauce la Romaine (, literally ''Beauce, France, Beauce the Roman'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department of central France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the for ...
.Arrêté préfectoral 6 November 2015 Ouzouer-le-Marché is a dynamic rural town of nearly 2,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the
canton
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There are several hypotheses of the origins of Ouzouer-le-Marché.
First hypothesis: Formerly in the
Bronze Age
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, the town was called because of the swamps: Ouzouer le Marais. To pass these swamps, it was necessary to check uncouple the wagons where the market name to the wheels. According to historians, this marsh gave birth to a stream that flowed into the Loire by mauves, which seems unlikely today, the natural inclination is more towards water
Tripleville
Tripleville () is a former commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Beauce la Romaine.St Mesmin who owned several farms in the village.
During the revolution, some men came to Ouzouer-le-Marché and ransacked the church evoking their intention to spend the next day destroying the Cross of Chandry. Learning of this, three Malfray peasants, Grillon and Coulon, took off the cross and buried in a field on the night of 12 to 13 Prairial year II (from 3 to 4 June 1794)
After a strong storm, the three men delivered the cross up as attested to by the inscription: "Rebuilt in the year XI of the French Republic (1803) by Jean-Denis Malfray".
A legend tells that a lamb discovered the cross by going to kneel on a mound of earth where it was found.
On one side we see a beautiful representation of the Virgin and Child, and on the other side, Christ on the cross. Each branch ends with a lily. The Cross is listed in the inventory of Historical Monuments since February 2, 1962
It is located in Chandry at the crossroads of Ouzouer and Bizy.
Geography
The town is located about 30 km from large cities such as
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours.
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the mos ...
and is close to the A10 motorway, on the borders of Beauce, Sologne and the
Loire Valley
The Loire Valley (, ), spanning , is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire. The area of the Loire Valley comprises about . It is r ...
. It is located around 120 kilometers from Paris and doesn't have any train stations. The nearest train stations are located in
Meung-sur-Loire
Meung-sur-Loire () is a commune in the Loiret department, north-central France.
It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire in 1429.
Geography
Meung-sur-Loire lies 15 km to the west of Orléans on the north bank of the river Loir ...
or
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department
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