L’Îlette

L’Îlette is a hamlet in Chouzé-sur-Loire, Arrondissement of Chinon, Centre-Val de Loire. L’Îlette is situated nearby to the hamlet Les Chênaies, as well as near La Fosse des Joncs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château de Montsoreau and Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art.

Château de Montsoreau

Photo: Suavemarimagno, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Château de Montsoreau is a Flamboyant Gothic castle in the Loire Valley, directly built in the Loire riverbed. It is located in the market town of Montsoreau, in the Maine-et-Loire département of France, close to Saumur, Chinon, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, and Candes-Saint-Martin. Château de Montsoreau is situated 2½ km southwest of L’Îlette.

Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum

Photo: ChateaudeMontsoreauArtContemporain, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Château de Montsoreau-Museum Contemporary Art is a private museum open to the public in Montsoreau, France. It opened 8 April 2016. The permanent collection exhibited at Château de Montsoreau consists of Philippe Méaille's collection of works by the conceptual art collective Art & Language. Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art is situated 2½ km southwest of L’Îlette.

Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin of Candes

Church

Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin of Candes is a former collegiate church located in Candes-Saint-Martin, in the western part of the Indre-et-Loire department, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loire Valley and Montsoreau.

Loire Valley

Photo: 98octane, CC BY 2.5.

The Loire Valley, spanning 280 kilometres, 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.