Lavardin, Loir-et-Cher

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Coordinates: 47°44′33″N 0°53′13″E / 47.7425, 0.886944444444

Administration
Commune of Lavardin The 14th-century bridge and 15th-18th-century château.
Location

Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Statistics
Elevation	63 m–146 m (avg. 71 m)
Land area^¹	6.71 km²
Population^² (1999)	262
- Density	39/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	41113/ 41800
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lavardin is a tiny village and a commune of approximately 266 inhabitants in the Loir-et-Cher département of the Centre région of France. It stands on the banks of the Loir River.

Its inhabitants are called Lavardinoises and Lavardinois.

The village is a member of the association of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France").

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Lavardin is classified as one of the most beautiful villages of France thanks to the ruins of its medieaval castle (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.