Last modified: 2003-05-31 by ivan sache
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The department uses the banner of arms of the traditional province of Touraine.
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Code: 37
Region: Centre
Traditional provinces: Touraine,
Poitou,
Anjou
Bordering departments: Indre,
Loir-et-Cher,
Maine-et-Loire,
Sarthe, Vienne
Area: 6,127 km2
Population (1995): 545,800 inhabitants
Préfecture: Tours
Sous-préfectures: Chinon,
Loches
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 37 cantons, 277 communes.
The department is named after the rivers Indre (265 km) and Loire (1,020 km).