Bléré () is a commune in the

Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.department in central

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Geography

Cultural surroundings

Bléré, in the administrative region of " Centre Val-de-Loire", is located 27 km from

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, 225 km southwest of

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, and is close to the great

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. It is close to: * 7 km west of Chenonceaux; * 10 km south of

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; * 14 km east of Montlouis-sur-Loire; * 17 km west of

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. The town of Bléré is located in the

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valley and in a rather wooded agricultural and wine region.

Transport Network

Main highways

The A85 motorway goes through the south of the city connecting the cities of

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and

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, its exit 11 allows you to reach the city. The A10 (or E60) motorway passes through the town of Auzouer-en-Touraine 30.5 km from Bléré.

Connections to intercity road and rail connections

Bléré-La Croix is a train station served by the

TER Centre-Val de Loire TER Centre-Val de Loire (operated under the brand Rémi since 2019 and TER Centre prior to 2015) is the regional rail network serving Centre-Val de Loire ''région'' of France. Network The rail and bus network as of April 2022:

connecting the cities of

, Bléré, Saint-Aignan,

, Bourges and

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. Line D of the interurban mobility network (or REMI) connecting the Bléré-Tours terminals serves four stops in Bléré.

Population

International relations

Bléré is twinned with: *

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, San Marino (2017)

References

Communes of Indre-et-Loire Touraine {{IndreLoire-geo-stub