With the junction of the Loire and the Indre river, where the temperance of the climate is without equal, the territory of the Community of Communes of The Pays d’Azay-le-Rideau always knew to associate a dynamism and a modernity controlled with a natural harmony without question. In a space of life gathering nearly 13.000 inhabitants, The Pays d’Azay-le-Rideau combines the alliance of the spirits and know-how.
The Master word of this country being Convergence.

Convergence of Arts and the History

The architecture of the Middle Ages while passing by the Rebirth with its famous castles and manors.
Literature with Honore de Balzac, sculpture with Alexander Calder, music with the foundation Pro Musicis, etc

Convergence of the natural richnesses

Rivers: junction of the Loire and Indre
Forest solid masses : national forest of Chinon
Carry of entry of the Regional Natural Park Loire Anjou Touraine
Wine plates (vineyard AOC white and rosy Azay-the-Curtain) and arboricolous (apples, pears)

Convergence of the quality and the framework of life

Arranged center-boroughs, the presence of the tuffeau and troglodytism, rich and diversified community life, the museums (old basket makings, culture of hemp, manufacture of typed pear, life of the miller).

Convergence of hospitality and international tourism

The presence of many places of interest opened with the public : the castle of Azay-le-Rideau with nearly 350.000 visitors per annum, the castle of Sleeping Beautiful at Rigny-Ussé, the gardens of Villandry, the castle of Saché and the museum of the travelling material Maurice Dufresne.

Our capacity of reception

The Pays d’Azay-le-Rideau is equipped with five community zones of economic development able to accomodate very undertaken in creation, swarming or delocalization. The communes carry out an effort joint and shared in order to make a success of the expansion of the activities

Our commercial fabric and our services

The Pays d’Azay-le-Rideau has integrality of the trade and services necessary, and this in the following fields:
Trade : more than 60 trade and services with Azay-the-Curtain, coupled trade of proximity in each commune.
Formation : schools, college and Rural Family House. Health: doctors, pharmacies and many services of care, hospital in the vicinity.
Culture : many associations, concerts, museums and cinema.
Sports and leisure : sporting surfaces, gymnasium, swimming pool, courts of tennis, sports collective, horsemanship, excursions cyclo and pedestrian, canoe, shooting, etc

Our technical assistances

The Pays d’Azay-le-Rideau has the traditional assistances with the economic development for which it is advisable to add assistances specific to Ridellois which they are of a financial or administrative nature (assembly of files).


Our axes of development

The Pays d’Azay-le-Rideau wishes to develop some principal axes of development in relation to the existing activities :
Agro-alimentary dies taking of account less productions of the Loire Valley.
The craft industry of art of the building
Économico-tourist activities.

Our development tools

For the development of your activity, the Community of Communes places at your disposal an agent of economic development. It ensures management and the development of zones of activities, brings councils for the artisanal companies and the trade of the community of communes. The objective is to create a true economic dynamics in dialogue with local fabric.

Our agent of development will answer all your questions concerning :
- economic activities on our territory,
- obtaining financial assistances,
- the possibility of establishment of your company on our territory,
- the development of your activity.

 
Contact : Christèle PROUST CARRE
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Azay-le-Rideau
BP 57 - 4 Rue du Château - 37190 AZAY LE RIDEAU
Tel : 02 47 45 62 91 / Fax : 02 47 45 28 93
Email : c.proustcarre@paysazaylerideau.fr