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Indre-et-Loire

Département d'Indre-et-Loire
Details
Information
Number	37
Region	Centre
Prefecture	Tours
Subprefectures	Chinon Loches
Population  - Total (1999)  - Density	Ranked 41st 554,003 90 /km²
Area	6,127 km²
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	37
Communes	277
President of the general council	XX
Location

Indre-et-Loire is a département in west central France, originally known as the province of Touraine. It is named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.

The département is marked by fertile valleys and has four significant rivers: the Loire, the Cher, the Vienne, and the Creuse.

History

Tours, the préfecture (capital), was a centre of learning in the early Middle Ages.

Sights

Indre-et-Loire is the home to numerous outstanding medieval chateaux that are open to the public.

Geography

Significant towns in Indre-et-Loire include Amboise.