Indre-et-Loire
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| Département d'Indre-et-Loire | |
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| Number | 37 |
| Région | Centre |
| Préfecture | Tours |
| Subprefectures | Chinon Loches |
| Population | Ranked 41st
90 /km² |
| Area | 6,127 km² |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 37 |
| Communes | 277 |
| President of the general council | Marc Pommereau |
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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:
- Château d'Amboise
- Azay-le-Rideau
- Château de Chenonceau
- Chinon
- Courcelles-de-Touraine
- Langeais
- Marcay
- Montpoupon
- Tours
- Villandry
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)
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