Travel Guide Villentrois

The castle is one of the attractions of Villentrois, which is located in the northern part of the department of Indre, bordering the department of Loir-et-Cher in the natural Region of Boischaut Nord. Its territory is with by the Methoni River. There is also the pond of La Board Baron. Villentrois also runs through the hiking trail of countries «Pays de Valençay».His castle-fort dates from the th century. It was built on the initiative of the Earl of Anjou Coots III Nerra. He entrusted the guard to one of his faithful, Roger, whose mission was to deal with the counts of Blois. Villentrois was the fortress most easterly of the military device of the Earl of Anjou.Today viticulture is one of the activities of the municipality, which is located in the area covered by AOC Valençay, as well as goat cheese, as Villentrois is located in the geographical area and in the milk production, manufacturing and refining area of the Valençay cheese.