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Centre-Val de Loire (/ ˌ v æ l d ə ˈ l w ɑː r, ˌ v ɑː l-/; French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁə val də lwaʁ], [Notes 1] lit. ' Centre-Loire Valley ') or Centre Region (French: région Centre, [ʁeʒjɔ̃ sɑ̃tʁ]), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France.
The Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire, pronounced [vale də la lwaʁ]), spanning 280 kilometres (170 mi), [1] is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire. The area of the Loire Valley comprises about 800 square kilometres (310 ...
Extensively rebuilt by Charles VIII of France from 1492, largely demolished 18-19th centuries. [1] Château de La Celle-Guenand: 15th century Rebuilt Private Remodelled in the 17th century as a private residence. Château de Chinon: 10-15th century Restored Royal castle, setting for the play and film The Lion in Winter. Château de Cinq-Mars-la ...
The Château de Chambord (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.
The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃɑto də ʃənɔ̃so]) is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. [1] It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley. [2] The estate of Chenonceau is first mentioned in writing in the 11th century. [3]
Centre-Val de Loire [4] Centre-Val de Loire: 24 Orléans: Located in north-central France; straddles the middle of the Loire Valley: Champagne-Ardenne: Champagne-Ardenne: 21 Châlons-en-Champagne: Former province of Champagne: Corsica: Corse: 94 Ajaccio: Franche-Comté: Franche-Comté: Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté Arpitan: Franche-Comtât ...
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.
Tours (/ t ʊər / TOOR, 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 commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 516,973.