This is Le Lude !!!

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I was on my by now monthly road warrior trails of my belle France, I was out with my boys and my good dog Rex riding into the wonderful regions near me. This even if passed by before, is my first time in the town of Le Lude, full of architecture and history monuments.The town of Le Lude is located in the Sarthe department 72 in the Pays de la Loire region of my belle France , Therefore, here is my take on this is Le Lude !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Le Lude is located 20 km from La Flèche, 46 km from Le Mans, 65 km from Angers, 56 km from Tours, 252 km from Paris, and 290 km from my current home, We came here from La Fléche along the D306 road bearing left upon entering Le Lude on the Avenue de la Liberation continue on Rue de la Boule d’Or turn right onto the Rue de l’Image , then turn left into Rue du Château then left onto Rue d’Orée and quick left into Rue du Marché au Fil right next to our rental gîte, The castle is across the street ! The town is located at the intersection of several major roads. The D 307 departmental road, which connects Le Mans to Saumur, crosses the town. The D 305, which connects Baugé to Vendôme, arrives from Savigné-sous-le-Lude and heads towards Vaas and Château-du-Loir. The D 306, which connects Laval to Tours via La Flèche, crosses the town. Other less important roads serve the town such as the D 48 towards Dissé-sous-le-Lude and the D 257 towards Genneteil, the D 141 towards La Chapelle-aux-Choux, and the D 54 towards Luché-Pringé.

I chose to stay in this town as it was half way to the trip I had planned visiting four towns in the area, so cut it two towns per day in my road warrior mode ! I book at frequent renter discount the Gîte du fil Le Lude ; 4 Rue du marché au fil , It was smallist but nice centrally located to all the sights wanted to see and did, This is like a small apartment with all the trimming nice friendly owner who was always in contact with me via messenger, In all a basic nice stay and worth the stop,

A bit of history I like tell us that the town of Le Lude gradually developed and grew in importance with the construction of its castle at the end of the 9C. It was at this time, after the first Viking incursions into Anjou between 853 and 873, that the local lords began building fortresses to protect their lands. This is how the “Fort de la Motte” was built in Le Lude, in a strategic location on the borders of Maine, Anjou and Touraine. Built on the left bank of the Loir river, about a hundred meters north of the current castle, this primitive castle consisted of nothing more than a mound on which stood a keep surrounded by ditches and a palisade. In 1027, Foulques Nerra, Count of Anjou, was besieged at the Château du Lude by Alan of Brittany, who wanted to punish him for the mistreatment inflicted on his ally Herbert Éveille-Chien, Count of Maine. Lacking the troops necessary to sustain the fight, Foulques Nerra immediately submitted and returned the lands and hostages he had demanded from Herbert two years earlier during an interview in Saintes. After the defeat of the French army at Verneuil in 1424, the English completed the conquest of Maine. They seized the Château du Lude in the autumn of 1425 under the orders of the Earl of Warwick. The English occupation lasted only two years: at the end of 1427, French troops commanded by Ambroise de Loré, accompanied by Gilles de Rais and Jean de Bueil, recaptured the Château du Lude after a siege lasting several days. During the 1914-1918 Great War or WWI, Le Lude welcomed around sixty Belgian and French refugees from the frontline regions. The town’s hospital also took in the wounded while they were convalescing. From the start of WWII, soldiers from the British army stayed in Le Lude. Arriving in September 1939 with the aim of establishing an airfield there, they left the town in April 1940, faced with the nazis advance, even before the project was completed. The following May, the first refugees from Belgium or the Ardennes were welcomed in Le Lude. The nazis army took possession of the town on June 19, 1940. The town was liberated on the morning of August 12, 1944.

The town of Le Lude on its heritage : https://www.ville-lelude.fr/ma-ville/histoire-et-patrimoine/

The local Loir Valley tourist office on Le Lude : https://www.loir-valley.com/things-to-see-to-do/sites-to-visit/

The Sarthe dept 72 tourist office on small towns of character of France such as Le Lude : https://www.sarthetourism.com/essentials/the-petites-cites-de-caractere/

There you go folks , a nice quant town worth a detour me think. The area is wonderfully located to visit other wonders of my belle France, Again ,hope you enjoy this post on this is Le Lude !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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