Area 14.36 km² | Canton Montrichard Population (1999) 6,624 Local time Saturday 8:05 AM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 86% Humidity Points of interest Château de Montrichard, Fontaine Saint-Cellerin, Maison du Prèche |
Montrichard is a town and former commune in the Loir-et-Cher département, in France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Montrichard-Val-de-Cher.
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Map of 41400 Montrichard, France
Geography
The town lies on the north bank of the river Cher. 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Blois, 73 kilometres (45 mi) west of Vierzon and 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Tours. The countryside is mainly constituted of vineyard, woods, cattle and cereals.
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Popular culture
The town is mentioned in the 2002 feature film Catch Me If You Can, as the town from which the mother of Frank Abagnale came. Later in the film, Abagnale has set up a high-end printing facility for printing corporate cheques in Montrichard when he is tracked down and arrested by the FBI.
References
Montrichard Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA