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Faubourg Saint-Jacques of Chinon

Practical info

Type of location: Street

Faubourg Saint-Jacques of Chinon

Historical description

Chinon

The Jewish presence in Chinon seems to date from the 12th century. Administrative documents attest to this from the following century. Most of the Jews lived in the rue de la Juiverie, near the Palais de Justice in Chinon. There was then a synagogue, a mikvah and a ... Read more