Rives

Rives is a hamlet in Abilly, Arrondissement of Loches, Centre-Val de Loire. Rives is situated nearby to the locality La Brunelière, as well as near the hamlet Les Grandes Loges.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Martin d’Abilly and Claise.

Église Saint-Martin d’Abilly

Church

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Église Saint-Martin d’Abilly is a church.

The Claise is a 86.5 km long river in west-central France located in the departments of Indre and Indre-et-Loire. It is a tributary of the river Creuse on the right side, and so is a sub-tributary of the Loire by Creuse and Vienne. Claise is situated 3½ km east of Rives.

Notre-Dame de La Haye Church

Church

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Notre-Dame de La Haye is a former parish church in the town of Descartes, in the French department of Indre-et-Loire. The church, a former castral chapel founded in the Romanesque period but enlarged in the Gothic style, became a parish church. Notre-Dame de La Haye Church is situated 3½ km north of Rives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leugny and Descartes.

Leugny

Village

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Leugny is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Leugny is situated 3½ km south of Rives.

Descartes

Village

Photo: Jean-Charles GUILLO, Public domain.

Descartes is a large village and commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is approximately 29 kilometres east of Richelieu and about 48 kilometres east of Loudun, on the banks of the river Creuse, on the border with the Vienne department, which is also the regional border between Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Descartes is situated 3½ km north of Rives.