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. Sometimes referred to as Touraine,the name of the historic region,it nowadays is part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its prefecture is Tours and subprefectures are Chinon and Loches. Indre-et-Loire is a touristic destination for its numerous monuments that are part of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley.
Centre-Val de Loire or Centre Region,as it was known until 2015,is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior of the country,with a population of 2,572,853 as of 2018. Its prefecture is Orléans,and its largest city is Tours.
Descartes is a large village and commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is approximately 29 kilometers east of Richelieu and about 48 kilometers east of Loudun,on the banks of the Creuse River,near the border of the French department of Vienne,and the border of the region between Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is famous for the birthplace of the French mathematician and philosopher who invented the Cartesian coordinate system,RenéDescartes.
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in central France.
Tournon-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Chambourg-sur-Indre is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Centre-Val de Loire,France.
Philippe Vigier is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who served as Minister of the Overseas in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2023 to 2024. He previously represented the 4th constituency of the Eure-et-Loir department in the National Assembly from 2007 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Movement,which he joined in 2020 upon leaving The Centrists. Vigier has also held a seat in the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire since 2021,previously holding office from 1995 to 2014.
Sophie Briard-Auconie is a French politician who has been serving as Member of the National Assembly since 2017,representing Indre-et-Loire's 3rd constituency as a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents. From 2009 until 2014,she served as a Member of the European Parliament,representing the Massif Central-Centre constituency.
The Ecologists,formerly known as Europe Ecology –The Greens is a centre-left to left-wing green political party in France. The party is a member of the European Green Party. The party was formed on 13 November 2010 from the merger of The Greens and Europe Ecology.
Caroline Janvier is a French politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Loiret department in the National Assembly since 2017. She is a member of La République En Marche! (LREM).
Guillaume Vuilletet is a French politician who has served as Member of the National Assembly for Val-d'Oise's 2nd constituency since 2017. He is a member of La République En Marche! (LREM) and previously served on the Regional Council of Île-de-France.
The Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire is a deliberative assembly composed of 77 councillors,elected to six-year terms. As a whole,the body represents the region of Centre-Val de Loire,France. The current president of the council is François Bonneau of the Socialist Party (PS). A position he has held since 7 September 2007 and the resignation of fellow party member Michel Sapin. The regional council meets at the hôtel de région in Orléans,Loiret department. The building is located at 9,rue Saint-Pierre Lentin.
Isabelle Raimond-Pavero is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate for Indre-et-Loire since October 2017.
Sophie Métadier is a French urban planner and politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents who has served as a Member of Parliament since 2021.
The New Ecological and Social People's Union is a left-wing electoral alliance of political parties in France. Formed on May Day 2022,the alliance includes La France Insoumise (LFI),the Socialist Party (PS),the French Communist Party (PCF),Europe Ecology –The Greens (EELV),Ensemble! (E!),and Génération.s (G.s),and their respective smaller partners. It was the first wide left-wing political alliance since the Plural Left in the 1997 French legislative election. Over 70 dissident candidates who refused the accord still ran.
Thomas Ménagé is a French politician and activist who has represented the 4th constituency of the Loiret department in the National Assembly since 2022.
Mathilde Paris is a French politician who has represented the 3rd constituency of the Loiret department in the National Assembly since 2022. A member of the National Rally (RN),she has also held a seat in the Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire since 2016,following her election in 2015.
Miss Centre-Val de Loire is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Centre-Val de Loire. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1928,although the Miss Centre-Val de Loire title was not used regularly until 2015.
Christophe Marion is a French historian and politician. A member of La République en marche since 2016,he was elected mayor of Saint-Ouen in 2020,then deputy in the 3rd constituency of Loir-et-Cher in 2022.
