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Location of Indre-et-Loire in France
Location of Indre-et-Loire in France
Coordinates: 47°15′N 0°40′E / 47.250°N 0.667°E / 47.250; 0.667Coordinates: 47°15′N 0°40′E / 47.250°N 0.667°E / 47.250; 0.667
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureTours
SubprefecturesChinon, Loches
Government
 • PresidentJean-Gérard Paumier
Area
 • Total6,126.7 km2 (2,365.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total603,924
 • Density98.5725/km2 (255.3015/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-37
Arrondissements3
Cantons19
Communes273
WebsiteIndre-et-Loire Council

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

Its prefecture is the city of Tours.

History

Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Tours as is capital. It was formed with part of the former province of Touraine.[4]

It was divided in seven districts: Tours, Amboise, Château-Renault, Loches, Chinon, Preuilly and Langeais.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the seven districts were changed into three arrondissements: Chinon, Loches and Tours.[4]

After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Prussian army from June 1815 to November 1818.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Loches was eliminated but in 1943 Loches was made again an arrondissement.[4]

Geography

Indre-et-Loire is part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has an area of 6,126.7 km2 (2,366 sq mi).[2]

The department is surrounded by 5 departments that are part of three regions:

Sarthe Loir-et-Cher
Maine-et-Loire
   Indre-et-Loire    
Vienne Indre

The highest point of the department is Signal de la Ronde (47°16′40″N 01°14′34″E / 47.27778°N 1.24278°E / 47.27778; 1.24278 (Signal de la Ronde)) with an altitude of 186 m (610 ft) high.;[5] it is in the commune of Céré-la-Ronde in the northeast of the department on the border with the Loir-et-Cher department.

The Loire river flows through the department and divides it in two parts. The Indre, Cher and Vienne rivers join the Loire river in the Indre-et-Loire department.

Climate

This area is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Tours is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".[6]

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Tours is 696 mm (27.4 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 71.1 mm (2.8 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is August with an average of 43.2 mm (1.7 in).

The average temperature for the year in Toulon is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 19.8 °C (67.6 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 4.7 °C (40.5 °F).

Climate data for Tours, France
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		8.1
(46.6) 		10.4
(50.7) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.7
(54.9) 		7.8
(46) 		5
(41) 		11.79
(53.23)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		15.2
(59.4) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.8
(73) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.4
(77.7) 		21.8
(71.2) 		16.8
(62.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		16.09
(60.97)
Average low °C (°F) 2
(36) 		1.9
(35.4) 		3.9
(39) 		5.6
(42.1) 		9.2
(48.6) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14
(57) 		13.7
(56.7) 		11.1
(52) 		8.6
(47.5) 		4.6
(40.3) 		2.5
(36.5) 		7.4
(45.4)
Rainfall mm (inches) 66.2
(2.606) 		55.8
(2.197) 		50.3
(1.98) 		55.8
(2.197) 		62.3
(2.453) 		46.1
(1.815) 		53.2
(2.094) 		42.5
(1.673) 		53.2
(2.094) 		70.9
(2.791) 		68
(2.68) 		71.3
(2.807) 		695.6
(27.386)
Source: Weatherbase.com [1]

Administration

Indre-et-Loire is managed by the Departmental Council of Ardennes in Tours. The department is part of the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Administrative divisions

There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 19 cantons and 273 communes (municipalities) in Indre-et-Loire.[7]

Arrondissements of Indre-et-Loire
INSEE
code 		Arrondissement Capital Population[8]
(2014) 		Area[9]
(km²) 		Density
(Inh./km²) 		Communes
371 Chinon Chinon 86,952 1,694.2 51.3 106
372 Tours Tours 466,232 2,629.2 177.3 54
373 Loches Loches 50,740 1,803.4 28.1 113

The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the Indre-et-Loire department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[10]

  1. Amboise (3701)
  2. Ballan-Miré (3702)
  3. Bléré (3703)
  4. Château-Renault (3704)
  5. Chinon (3705)
  6. Descartes (3706)
  7. Joué-lès-Tours (3707)
  8. Langeais (3708)
  9. Loches (3709)
  10. Montlouis-sur-Loire (3710)
  11. Monts (3711)
  12. Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (3712)
  13. Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine (3713)
  14. Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (3714)
  15. Tours-1 (3715)
  16. Tours-2 (3716)
  17. Tours-3 (3717)
  18. Tours-4 (3718)
  19. Vouvray (3719)

Demographics

The inhabitants of the Indre-et-Loire department are known, in French, as Tourangeaux (women: Tourangelles),[11]

Indre-et-Loire had a population, in 2014, of 603,924,[2] for a population density of 98.6 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Tours, with 466,232 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.[9]

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The communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants in the department are:

City Population[8]
(2014) 		Arrondissement
Tours 136,125 Tours
Joué-lès-Tours 37,748 Tours
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 15,994 Tours
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 15,538 Tours
Saint-Avertin 14,985 Tours
Amboise 13,371 Loches
Chambray-lès-Tours 11,109 Tours
Montlouis-sur-Loire 10,574 Tours
La Riche 10,434 Tours
Fondettes 10,427 Tours

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References

  1. ↑ "Le Président" (in French). Conseil Départemental d'Indre & Loire. https://www.touraine.fr/votre-conseil-departemental/lassemblee-departementale/le-president.html. Retrieved 26 July 2017. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Département d’Indre-et-Loire (37)" (in French). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=DEP-37. Retrieved 1 December 2016. 
  3. ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2525762?sommaire=2525768. Retrieved 26 July 2017. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Historique d'Indre-et-Loire" (in French). Le SPLAF. http://splaf.free.fr/37his.html. Retrieved 1 December 2016. 
  5. ↑ "Signal de la Ronde, France". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=9679. Retrieved 1 December 2016. 
  6. ↑ "Tours, France - Köppen Climate Classification". Weatherbase. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=126541&cityname=Tours%2C+Centre%2C+France&units=. Retrieved 1 December 2016. 
  7. ↑ "Département d’Indre-et-Loire (37)" (in French). Géographie administrative et d'étude. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/departement/DEP37-indre-et-loire. Retrieved 26 July 2017. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (in French) (PDF). Populations légales 2014. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2525755/dep37.pdf. Retrieved 26 July 2017. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Département d’Indre-et-Loire (37)" (in French). Comparateur de territoire. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=DEP-37+ARR-371+ARR-372+ARR-373. Retrieved 26 July 2017. 
  10. ↑ "Décret n° 2014-179 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation de cantons dans le département d'Indre-et-Loire" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028637288. Retrieved 1 December 2016. 
  11. ↑ "Habitants du départment: Indre-et-Loire (37)" (in French). habitants.fr. http://www.habitants.fr/indre-et-loire-37. Retrieved 1 December 2016. 

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