Luynes (Indre-et-Loire)
Luynes may refer to: Places in France * Luynes, Bouches-du-Rhône * Luynes, Indre-et-Loire Other uses * Duke of Luynes, a title belonging to the noble French house d'Albert de Luynes, including a list of people with the surname ''(d'Albert) de Luynes'' * Luynes river, a tributary to the river Arc ARC may refer to: Business * Aircraft Radio Corporation, a major avionics manufacturer from the 1920s to the '50s * Airlines Reporting Corporation, an airline-owned company that provides ticket distribution, reporting, and settlement services * ...

Luynes, Bouches-du-Rhône
Luynes () is a village of the Bouches-du-Rhône ''département'' in southern France. It is located 4 km south of Aix-en-Provence at the intersection of the D7 and N8 roads. The village is perhaps best known for its prison and for its three international schools. The ''Nécropole Nationale de Luynes'' is also located nearby. Luynes is bordered by the Massif du Montaiguet, which expands to Gardanne and Aix en Provence. It comprises chalky plateaux bordered by cliffs, forests of pines and oaks, and crops areas. In 1979 and 2005 the area was devastated by bush fires. Following these incidents, garrigue is now covering a wide area. Education The private school Saint François d’assise is in Luynes. * International Bilingual School of Provence * Lycée International Georges Duby Sport and Leisure In June 2011 Zinédine Zidane inaugurate his futsal sport complex: Z5. Z5 is also home to the gym Arène Aix. Prison Bernard Tapie Bernard Roger Tapie (; 26 January 1943 – ...
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Luynes, Indre-et-Loire
Luynes () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population Sights The Castle of Luynes has been registered as a historic site since 1926. The construction started in the 13th century, and the building was redesigned in the 15th and 17th century. A ''Roman aqueduct'' which carried water to Tours is visible as a series of piers, some still connected by arches, where it crosses a small valley between Luynes and Fondettes.''Roman France'', Knight, Jeremy (2001) , p. 60 See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Duke Of Luynes
The Duke of Luynes (french: duc de Luynes ) is a territorial name belonging to the noble French house d'Albert. Luynes is, today, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire ''département'' in France. The family of Albert, which sprang from Thomas Alberti (died 1455), ''seigneur'' de Boussargues, ''bailli'' of Viviers and Valence, and viguier of Bagnols and Pont-Saint-Esprit in Languedoc, acquired the estate of Luynes in the 16th century. History The grandfather of the first Duke of Luynes was Léon d'Alberti, who changed the family name to Albert and married Jeanne de Ségur of Marseille in 1535. From the marriage he received a dowry of 10,000 livres and the fief of Luynes in today's ''département'' Bouches-du-Rhône in Provence. His son Honoré was born five years later. Léon d'Albert died in the Italian Wars. Honoré d'Albert (1540–1592), ''seigneur'' de Luynes, was in the service of the three last Valois kings and of Henry IV of France, and became colonel of the French ...
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