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Indre-et-Loire

Département d'Indre-et-Loire
Coat of Arms d'Indre-et-Loire
Details
Information
Number 37
Région Centre
Préfecture Tours
Subprefectures Chinon
Loches
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 41st


554,003


90 /km²
Area 6,127 km²
Censored pages Censored page
Cantons 37
Communes 277
President of the
general council
XX
Location
Location of d'Indre-et-Loire in France

Indre-et-Loire is a département in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.

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History

Indre-et-Loire was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Touraine.

Tours was a center of learning in the early Middle Ages.

Geography

Indre-et-Loire is part of the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Loir-et-Cher, Indre, Vienne, Maine-et-Loire, and Sarthe.

Tourism

Indre-et-Loire is home to numerous outstanding châteaux that are open to the public, among them are the following:

External links

  • Prefecture website http://www.indre-et-loire.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
  • Conseil Général website http://www.cg37.fr/ (in French)
  • http://www.tourism-touraine.com/
  • Map of the department http://www.quid.fr/departements.html?mode=detail&dep=37&style=map
Indre-et-Loire map
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Indre-et-Loire map


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