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Tours

Tours (/tʊər/ TOOR; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: ⓘ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The…

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Area1
34.7 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Arrondissement
Tours
Canton
Tours-1 Tours-2 Tours-3 Tours-4
Country
France
Demonym(s)
Tourangeau (masculine) Tourangelle (feminine)
Department
Indre-et-Loire

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Climate

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City

Transportation

Sport

Catholics from Tours

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

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Tours

Nodes294
Edges293
Triples312
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006803
Components1

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Tours

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related to Public service · 30
Tours → American, Babary, Berengarius, Bussereau, Carmelite, Charles VII, Colonna, Courcel, De Sauzé, Firmatus, France, French, Geoffroy Chodron, King Louis XILouise, Laurentin, Louis Bruguière, Maille, Marie, MariologyJean Royer, Mayor
related to history · 25
Tours → AD, Amiens, Brittany, Caesar, Caesarodunum, Christian West, Civitas Turonum, Compostela, Gallic, In Gallic, It, Loire, Loire Valley, Lugdunum, Maine, Martin, Middle Ages, One, Roman, Roman Empire
related to Catholics from Tours · 24
Tours → Ash Wednesday, Blessed Sacrament, Catholics, Christ, Feast, France, His Passion, Holy Face, In, Jesus, Pope Pius XII, Roman Catholics, Rue St, Shrove Tuesday, Sister Marie, St Peter, St Peter's, The, The Golden Arrow, The Holy Man
related to Middle Ages · 24
Tours → Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Al-Andalus, Alcuin, Battle, Carolingian Renaissance, Charles Martel, Châtellerault, Clovis, France, Frankish, Gaul, Gregory, History, In, Islamic, Marmoutier Abbey, Moussais-la-Bataille, Muslim, Northumbria, Poitiers
related to 16th–18th centuries · 22
Tours → Angers, Anjou, At, Bourbon, Catholics, Charles IX, Court, Duke, France, Guillaume, Henri, Lorraine, Mayenne, Metayer, Navarre, Paris, Rochambeau, Saint-Barthelemy, The, The Massacre
related to Cathedral · 22
Tours → Balzac's, Chenonceau, Château, England, Flamboyant Gothic, France, Gothic, Henry II, Honoré, Jean Fouquet, Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, Le Curé, Louis VII, Maître Cornélius, Renaissance, Saint Gatien, Solomon's Temple, The, The Cathedral, The Curate
related to Transportation · 19
Tours → Avignon, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Charles, From, Gare, Gaulle Airport, It, Lille, Loire Valley, Lyon, Mediterranean, Paris, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, Spain, Strasbourg, TGV, There, Today
see also · 18
Tours → Bishop, Clément Church, EnclosureBastioned Wall, France, Gaumont, Jean Antoine Injalbert, Loire, Marmoutier, Touraine, Tours2023 Tours, ToursGallo-Roman, ToursGallo-Roman Temple, ToursListing, ToursMedieval, ToursQuartier MontjoyeuxGallo-Roman Baths, ToursSaint-Julien Abbey, ToursThe Turonian, ToursTours
related to City · 15
Tours → Ardoise, Cher, France, Le Jardin, Loire, Old City, Place Jean-Jaures, Place Plumereau, Rue Nationale, The, The Boulevard Beranger, The Garden, There, Unique, Vieux Tours
related to Sport · 13
Tours → CCSP Tours, CCSP's, Centre, Division, French, Honneur Regionale, October, Paris, Stade, The, They, Tourettes, Tours FC

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city loire france de also century french touraine one first time saint became war cathedral known centre martin place jean

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ToursArea134.7 km2 (13.4 sq mi)1.00infobox
ToursArrondissementTours1.00infobox
ToursCantonTours-1 Tours-2 Tours-3 Tours-41.00infobox
ToursCountryFrance1.00infobox
ToursDemonym(s)Tourangeau (masculine) Tourangelle (feminine)1.00infobox
ToursDepartmentIndre-et-Loire1.00infobox
ToursElevation44–119 m (144–390 ft)1.00infobox
ToursINSEE/Postal code37261 /37000, 37100, 372001.00infobox
ToursIntercommunalityTours Métropole Val de Loire1.00infobox
ToursPopulation (2023)139,2591.00infobox
ToursRegionCentre-Val de Loire1.00infobox
ToursTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)1.00infobox
Tours• Density4,010/km2 (10,400/sq mi)1.00infobox
Tours• Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(2026–32)Emmanuel Denis (The Greens)1.00infobox
Tours• Metro (2022)3,631.6 km2 (1,402.2 sq mi)1.00infobox
Tours• Metro (2022)526,3701.00infobox
Tours• Metro density144.94/km2 (375.40/sq mi)1.00infobox
Tours• Rank26th in France1.00infobox
Tours• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)1.00infobox
Tours• Urban (2022)684.9 km2 (264.4 sq mi)1.00infobox
Tours• Urban (2022)367,4841.00infobox
Tours• Urban density536.6/km2 (1,390/sq mi)1.00infobox
Toursis apopular culinary city with specialties such as rillettes0.90text
Toursis ajumping-off point for tourist visits to the Loire Valley and the royal châteaux.Tours is on one of the main lines of the TGV0.90text

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