Towns and villages - Boussay, Southern Touraine.

Slate roofs, thick walls, houses and a church that could belong to another century. In Boussay, Southern Touraine, the village gathers quietly around its heart, unchanged enough that time feels optional rather than fixed. 

The Château de Boussay, built in 1024, has stayed in the same family line since 1338 (via the Menou, then Becdelièvre by marriage). A thousand years of the same keys passed down, no sales, no seizures. Rare in France.

Who knew?

Apparently, Adam Fumée, linked to the Menou lineage, served as Louis XI's official poisoner ("empoisonneur patenté"). A dark twist in an otherwise quiet village history.

“Every town and village in the Loire Valley tells its story softly — in rooftops, stonework and narrow streets.”

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Part of the “Towns & Villages of the Loire” Series

Each Tuesday, we visit one of the Loire Valley’s towns or villags of the Loire Valley — their streets, stories, and quiet beauty.

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On the Streets of Touraine - December in Loches.

A calm December view along the historic streets of Loches, where pale stone façades guide the eye toward the fortified gateways of the old town. This approach to the Porte Royale, with the former town hall beside it and that of Porte des Cordeliers reflects Loches as both a lived-in town and a place shaped by centuries of defence, administration and everyday life. The winter light and the quieter  streets allow the architecture of the medieval town to take centre stage.

Loches— the charm of everyday Touraine life.

“The streets here don’t hurry. They simply invite you to walk, to notice, to belong.”

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Part of the “On the Streets of the Loire” Series

Each Saturday, we stroll through the lanes and cobbles of Loire towns and villages — places where every step feels like a story.

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