Château-du-Loir

Château-du-Loir is in Pays de la Loire. It is a small market town on the river Le Loir (not the larger La Loire further south).

Understand
Château-du-Loir has all the normal services that would be expected, supermarket, shops, medical, legal, Gendarmerie, banks, etc. aimed at serving the local community and surrounding areas. Being close to the A28 (junction 26), many visitors will be stopping off for a break on their way past rather than visiting the town. The town gets very busy during the Le Mans 24-hr race period.

By car
The town is 3 km from Jct 26 of the A28 motorway.

By rail
SNCF station with trains to and from Tours, Le Mans and Caen



Get around
The town is small enough to see by walking around. Bicycle hire see La Boîte à Vélos below. Parking in the main square opposite Hôtel de Ville (but this is used for the market on S so parking can get difficult).

See
As a working town, it is best used as a base for exploring the surrounding surrounding areas and countryside, e.g. Lavardin 30 km, Le Mans 40 km, Tours 40 km, Amboise 50 km, Langeais 40 km, or Le Lude 20 km.



Do


As the agricultural harvest comes to an end (through Aug) you will see large agricultural figures made of bales of straw start to appear alongside main roads advertising the local Agricultural Comice similar to an agricultural village fete. In some cases this can become an opportunity for locals to "unwind" after the busy harvest time.

Buy
There are good range of shops in and around the town centre.

The opposite the Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall) has a weekly market. The market is primarily for locals selling food, clothing, fruit & veg., etc.

Eat
Many restaurants but many closed on Monday.



Drink
Many bars but many closed on M

Sleep
Hotels, B&B, gîtes, camping in town and surrounding areas. Can get booked up during the Le Mans 24-hr race week.

Go next

 * La Chartre sur le Loir
 * Lhomme
 * Le Mans
 * Tours
 * Durtal
 * Blois