INDRE-ET-LOIRE

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

Contents

History

Geography

Tourism

See also

External links

History

Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 ''départements'' 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 ''départements'' 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 la Bourdaisière

★ Château de Chenonceau

★ Chinon

★ Courcelles-de-Touraine

★ Château de Langeais

★ Marcay

★ Montpoupon

★ Tours

★ Château de Villandry

★ Château du Rivau

★ Loches

See also

★ Cantons of the Indre-et-Loire department

★ Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

★ Arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department

External links

★ Prefecture website (in French)

★ Conseil Général website (in French)

★ http://www.tourism-touraine.com/

★ Map of the department