Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais

French commune|nomcommune=Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
région=Centre
département=Indre-et-Loire
arrondissement=Tours
canton=Neuvy-le-Roi
insee=37213
cp=37370
maire=
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté
de communes
de Racan
longitude=0.476666666667
latitude=47.6169444444
alt moy=
alt mini=52 m
alt maxi=127 m
hectares=1,827
km²=18.27
sans= 965
date-sans=1999
dens=53
date-dens=1999

Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire "département" in France. It is located 30 km from Tours and is bounded by the "département" of Sarthe.

Geography

The railway linking Caen, Le Mans and Tours ensures a regular traffic for goods and passengers at the Saint-Paterne-Racan station located 2 km SE. It is also connected by a bus named (TER et Fil Vert) with daily routes to Tours. The river Escotais is full of fish and attracts many fishermen and offers green landscapes. The commune is 18.27 km², 1.33 km² are meadows, 16 km² are farmlands including 14.09 km² arable lands and 0.7 km² of orchards are found. The largest forest are at the accesses of Château de Gènes.

History

The founding dates back to 1000. Stone-built houses were common. Its walls dates back to the 16th century. On the other side of the railway, the agglomerated part, "Le Faubourg de Vienne" had workmen of flourishing industries of the commune. Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais includes the presents of many underground cavities, many slopes that used to be covered with vines add the undeniable charm to the village.

Population history

*1989: 963
*1999: 975.

The population had almost reached over 1,000.

Data

The commune's unemployment rate ranges from 29% to 33%. 20% of the population in 1999 were under the age of 20.

Other

There are 34 social houses in the commune which was created by OPAC in the 1980s.

External links

* http://www.stchristophesurlenais.net
* [http://cpabecker.online.fr Old Postcards of the commune]