Indre-et-Loire

The department of Indre -et -Loire [ ɛdʀelwa ː ʀ ] is a French department of order number 37 It is in the center of the country in the Centre region and was named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. The department comprises the historic region Touraine.

Geography

The department of Indre -et -Loire is bordered to the north by the department of Sarthe, in the north- east by the department of Loir -et -Cher, in the southeast on the department of Indre, in the southwest on the Vienne and the west by the department of Maine -et -Loire.

The Loire River flows through the department in the east-west direction. In the centrally located agglomeration of Tours of Cher opens as a left tributary of the Loire. Another left tributaries the Indre reach further downstream and the Vienne on the border with the department of Maine -et -Loire, the Loire. The Creuse is the southern part of the border with the department of Vienne, before it empties into the same river.

Cities

The most densely populated municipalities of the department of Indre -et -Loire are:

Almost all major cities of the department belong to the agglomeration of Tours. There are also in the more rural region even more substantial places:

  • Chinon, the administrative seat for the district of the same name
  • Hole, the administrative seat for the district of the same name
  • Château- Renault
  • Langeais
  • Bourgueil
  • Descartes

Administrative divisions

The department of Indre -et -Loire is divided into three arrondissements, 37 cantons and 277 communes:

Centre (French region) Loches Cantons of France France Indre (river) Cher (river) Vienne (river) Creuse (river) Arrondissement of Tours Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire Saint-Pierre-des-Corps Amboise Montlouis-sur-Loire Fondettes La Riche Descartes (Indre-et-Loire) Arrondissement of Chinon Arrondissement of Loches Guadeloupe
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