La Jocondie

La Jocondie is a park in La Riche, Arrondissement of Tours, Centre-Val de Loire. La Jocondie is situated nearby to the nature reserve Espace naturel sensible du bocage de la Gloriette, as well as near the bridge Pont Neuf.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de Plessis-lez-Tours and Priory of St. Cosmas.

Château de Plessis-lez-Tours

Castle

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The royal Château de Plessis-lèz-Tours is the remains of a late Gothic château located in the town of La Riche in the Indre-et-Loire department, in the Loire Valley of France. Château de Plessis-lez-Tours is situated 2 km northeast of La Jocondie.

Priory of St. Cosmas

Museum

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The Priory of St. Cosmas or the Priory of Ronsard is a former priory built upon an island in the river Loire at La Riche near Tours in Touraine, founded in the 11th century and dedicated to St. Priory of St. Cosmas is situated 2 km north of La Jocondie.

Château de Beaulieu

Castle

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Château de Beaulieu is a castle, which is situated 2 km southeast of La Jocondie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joué-lès-Tours and Tours.

Joué-lès-Tours

Town

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Joué-lès-Tours is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, central France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. Joué-lès-Tours is situated 3 km southeast of La Jocondie.

Tours

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Tours is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 138,668 inhabitants as of 2022 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 526,370.