Indre-et-Loire
Sign in to saveIndre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2023, it had a population of 619,362. Sometimes referred to as Touraine, the name of the historic region, it is nowadays part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its prefecture is Tours and subprefectures are Chinon and Loches. Indre-et-Loire is a touristic destination for its numerous monuments that are part of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley.
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Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after two rivers, with a 2023 population of about 619,000 people and its main city in Tours. It attracts many tourists because of its châteaux, or castles, which are famous landmarks in the Loire Valley region.
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Key facts
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- LR
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- President of the Departmental Council
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- Jean-Gérard Paumier
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- Metric
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- 6127
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- 41st
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- auto
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- Department number
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- 37
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- Arrondissements
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- 3
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- Indre-et-Loire
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Early times
- Recent years
- Geography
- Principal towns
- Demographics
- Politics
- Current national assembly representatives
- See also
- References
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Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2023, it had a population of 619,362. Sometimes referred to as Touraine, the name of the historic region, it is nowadays part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its prefecture is Tours and subprefectures are Chinon and Loches. Indre-et-Loire is a touristic destination for its numerous monuments that are part of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley.
==History==