Lavardin is classified as one of the most beautiful villages of France thanks to the ruins of its mediaevalcastle (see main article: Château de Lavardin), its Gothic church and frescoes, its houses and the ancient bridge. The village has been frequented by renowned painters since about 1900, most notably Busson and Sauvage.
Early history
Salomon I of Lavardin became lord of Lavardin around 1030, and his descendants ruled there for the next three centuries.[5]: 133 The church of St. Genest in Lavardin was built in the mid-to-late eleventh century, but the existence of a prior Merovingian cemetery on the site attests to the village's existence for several centuries prior to Salomon's reign.[5]: 133, 147 [6]
Culture
The historical card game of Chouine has had a renaissance in recent years and 'world championships' are currently held annually in the village.[7]
^ abLivingstone, Amy (2012). "Piecing together the fragments: Telling the lives of the ladies of Lavardin through image and text". In Goldy, Charlotte Newman; Livingstone, Amy (eds.). Writing medieval women's lives. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN9780230114555. OCLC769987234.
^Schweitz, Daniel; Schweitz, Arlett (1981). "Le Château de Lavardin". Congrès archéologique de France. 139: 218.
^La Chouine by Jacques Proust at montoire-sur-le-loir.net (archived). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
.svg)
