Canton of Loches

Loches (French pronunciation: [lɔʃ] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It is situated 42 kilometres (26 mi) southeast of Tours by road, on the left bank of the river Indre.

The arrondissement of Loches is an arrondissement of France in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 112 communes. Its population is 118,282 (2016), and its area is 2,742.5 km2 (1,058.9 sq mi).

Château d'Armaillé is an aristocratic château located in Loches, near Tours in France's Loire Valley. It adopted the Napoleon III style. It was constructed between 1839 and 1864, from red brick and stone The structure is surrounded by 7.4 acres of grounds, in English Garden style. To the East is the river Indre alongside the driveway and entrance, and the famous 'three bridges' connecting the Royal City of Loches to the Island, and to the village of Beaulieu-les-Loches on the opposite river bank. The island is surrounded by the Park of the Royal Prairies, and a wetlands reserve, a wildlife sanctuary of approximately 305 hectares of protected parkland surrounding Armaillé, where the Indre river valley separates the villages. To the West, the border is a modern hospital and the fortified Medieval village of Loches; and to the north, helipads, fields and forests.

Beaulieu-lès-Loches (French pronunciation: ​[boljø lɛ lɔʃ], literally Beaulieu near Loches) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Perrusson (French pronunciation: [pɛʁysɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu (French pronunciation: ​[fɛʁjɛʁ syʁ boljø], literally Ferrière on Beaulieu) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Chanceaux-près-Loches (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɑ̃so pʁɛ lɔʃ], literally Chanceaux near Loches) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Chambourg-sur-Indre (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃buʁ syʁ ɛ̃dʁ] (listen), literally Chambourg on Indre) is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Perhaps already occupied in the Neolithic era, the site was colonized at the time of the Roman Empire; witnessed by many traces of an aqueduct, a Roman villa, a Roman road. Hosting a Viguerie (medieval administrative court) and a medieval fief, Chambourg became a commune in 1789, following an exchange of hamlets hitherto undivided with its neighbor Chédigny. Flooding of the Indre, always to be feared in 2014, has not deterred people from settling permanently in Chambourg on the banks of the river. Formed as Chambourg-sur-Indre in 1920, the town is one of the few rural areas of Lochois that as not experienced population decline in the 20th century. In 2011, its population was 1,317. Over the last 30 years, agriculture in the community has refocused around large farms specializing in the cultivation of cereals, oil seeds and protein crops. In industry, since 1961, Chambourg-sur-Indre has welcomed a major French company in the field of traffic signs. Between the Gâtine of Loches plateau, the Loches forest and the Indre valley, Chambourg has in its territory varied wildlife worthy of being partially integrated with multiple national conservation efforts including (ZNIEFF) and (Natura 2000) for the assessment and protection of biodiversity.

Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Chédigny (French pronunciation: ​[ʃediɲi]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃ syʁ ɛ̃dʁwa] (listen), literally Saint-Quentin on Indrois) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Saint-Senoch (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sənɔk] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.