Indre-et-Loire

Indre-et-Loire
Flag of Indre-et-Loire
Coat of arms of Indre-et-Loire
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; 0.667
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
PrefectureTours
SubprefecturesChinon
Loches
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilJean-Gérard Paumier[1] (LR)
Area
 • Total6,127 km2 (2,366 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total612,160
 • Rank41st
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number37
Arrondissements3
Cantons19
Communes272
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Indre-et-Loire (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃.dʁ‿e.lwaʁ] ) is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.[3] Sometimes referred to as Touraine, the name of the historic region, it is nowadays part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its prefecture is Tours and subprefectures are Chinon and Loches. Indre-et-Loire is a touristic destination for its numerous monuments that are part of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Populations légales 2019: 37 Indre-et-Loire, INSEE