Autry-le-Châtel

Autry-le-Châtel is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
A famous cheese in this region is the Crottin de Chavignol. There is a Catholic church of Saint-Etienne in the center of the village. There is also a castle.

Geography

The commune of Autry-le-Châtel is located in the southeast of the department of Loiret, in the agricultural region of Berry. It is located 62.1 km from Orléans, prefecture of the department, 45.8 km from Montargis, sub-prefecture, and 11.4 km from Châtillon-sur-Loire. The nearest municipalities are: Cernoy-en-Berry, Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre, Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire, Coullons, Poilly-lez-Gien, Blancafort, Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire, Gien, Briare and Châtillon-sur-Loire.

The remains of the old castle dating from the twelfth century
The Small Castle dating from the end of the fifteenth century, listed as a historic monument on 6 January 1971
The Saint-Etienne Church of the nineteenth century bears the name of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", motto of the French Republic
The forest of Saint-Brisson
The valley of Notre-Heure and its paddle-mills
The pond of Coudreaux.