Mettray is a suburb north of Tours. In the 11th century, it was name Metrium . Its inhabitants are called Mettrayens and Mettrayennes.
Mettray GPS coordinates: 0 ° 38'59 "E - 47 ° 27'10" N
The church of Saint-Symphorien was rebuilt in 1847 because the old building had been destroyed by fire.
The stately home Mettray (Manor Street) dates from the 16th century.
Farm fortified Avantigny includes portions of the 15th (remains of enclosure, barn loft with three naves and hexagonal) and 17th centuries (Two pavilions).
Castle-Great Brushes, built in the 18th century, was redesigned in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Its 50-hectare park contains, among other things, an Atlas cedar with a trunk circumference of 6 meters at 1 meter above the ground.
An agricultural colony, founded in 1840 and closed in 1939, was receiving young offenders. It has retained several buildings: Administrative two pavilions, six flags of settlers, a chapel (photo), father's house, workshops, farm and utility room. Its most famous prisoner was Jean Genet, writer, poet and playwright, who was interned from 1926 to 1929.
The private castle of La Ribellerie was built in the 18th century.
The private castle of Petit Bois is a construct of the 19th century ...
... as the private mansion of Bel-frolic.
Features:
- the mansion private Berruries (19th century)
towns / villages: Chanceaux on Choisille , Charentilly , The Membrolle sur Choisille , Our Lady d'Oé , Saint-Antoine- du Rocher, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire and Tours
Shield of Mettray
Shield of Mettray 
