Tours Métropole Val de Loire is the ''
métropole
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'', an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
city
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of
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...
. It is located in the
Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River
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department
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Government and military
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, in the
Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley ...
region
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, central
France
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. It was created in March 2017, replacing the previous ''
Communauté urbaine
Communauté urbaine (French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (french: link=no, métropole). A ''communauté urbaine'' is composed of a city ( commune) and its indep ...
Tour(S) Plus''.
Its area is 389.2 km
2. Its population was 294,220 in 2018, of which 136,463 in Tours proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. 4 April 2022.
Composition
Tours Métropole Val de Loire consists of the following 22 communes:
[Tours Métropole Val de Loire (N° SIREN : 243700754)]
BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.Intercommunalité-Métropole de Tours Métropole Val de Loire (243700754)
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Ballan-Miré
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Berthenay
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Chambray-lès-Tours
Chambray-lès-Tours (, literally ''Chambray Lès, near Tours'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, department, central France. It is the birthplace of professional association football, footballer Adam Ou ...
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Chanceaux-sur-Choisille
Chanceaux-sur-Choisille () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
References
Communes of Indre-et ...
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Druye
Druye () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France.
Population
The inhabitants are called ''Druyens'' or ''Druyennes''.
See also
* Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 272 communes of ...
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Fondettes
Fondettes () is a commune in the suburbs of Tours in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Population
Mayors of Fondettes
*1944-1945: René Vernier
*1945-1959: Ernest Dupuis
*1959-1971: Marcel Chauvin
*1971-1993: Je ...
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Joué-lès-Tours
Joué-lès-Tours (, literally ''Joué near Tours'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
It is the largest suburb of the city of Tours, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.
Population
Toponymy
The name of Jou� ...
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Luynes
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La Membrolle-sur-Choisille
La Membrolle-sur-Choisille () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
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 ...
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Mettray
Mettray () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The Mettray Penal Colony was opened there in 1839.
Population
The inhabitants are called ''Mettrayens''.
See also
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The fo ...
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Notre-Dame-d'Oé
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Parçay-Meslay
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La Riche
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Rochecorbon
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Saint-Avertin
Saint-Avertin () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
History
In the Gallo-Roman times, a hamlet called Vinciacum was set up near quarries where stones required for the building of Caesarodonum (Tours) were extracted ...
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Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (, literally ''Saint-Cyr on Loire'') is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in central France.
It is located northwest of Tours on the other side of the Loire. It is the third largest city in the Indre-et-Loire depa ...
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Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny
Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
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 F ...
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Saint-Genouph
Saint-Genouph () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
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 ...
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Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps () is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) from Tours. During the French Revolution, it was called ''La Clarté-Républicaine''.
Population
T ...
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Savonnières
Savonnières () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
See also
* Les Grottes Pétrifiantes de Savonnières
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 272 communes of the ...
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Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...
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Villandry
Villandry () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The Château de Villandry is located there.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Ind ...
References
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...
Tours, France
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...
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