Touraine

For the French sociologist, see Alain Touraine.

Touraine
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CountryFrance
SeatTours
Time zoneCET

Touraine (US: /tuˈreɪn, tuˈrɛn/; French: [tuʁɛn] ⓘ) is one of the traditional provinces of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, Touraine formed the bulk of the Indre-et-Loire department as well as parts of the new departments of Loir-et-Cher, Indre and Vienne.

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