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Indre-et-Loire (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃.dʁ‿e.lwaʁ] (listen)) 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.

Château d'Artigny or Château Le Puy d'Artigny is a French castle located in the commune of Montbazon, in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The current structure was built between 1912 and 1928 to serve as residence to perfumer François Coty. Since the late 1950s, the castle has been converted into a hotel.

The Château de Candé is a château located in the commune of Monts, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is situated 10 km (6 mi) to the south of Tours on the north bank of the river Indre.

Sorigny (French pronunciation: [sɔʁiɲi] (listen)) is a French commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire. Sorigny has been twinned with the village of Box, in Wiltshire, Great Britain, since 2016.

The canton of Monts is an administrative division of the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Monts.It consists of the following communes:

Monts (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It was here at the Château de Candé on 3 June 1937 that The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, married the twice-divorced Wallis Warfield Simpson for whom he had abdicated the throne of Britain and the Empire. They have an association football team playing in the Promotion d'Honneur de Centre, the eighth division of the French football league system. They are called AS Monts. They were founded in 1924 and play at the Stade des Griffonnes. Their kit is blue.

Montbazon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bazɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, France. It is located on the river Indre between the towns of Veigné, Monts and Sorigny. The town is about 12 km from Tours.

The Parcours botanique au fil de l'Indre is an arboretum and botanical garden located in Montbazon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is open daily without charge. The botanical area consists of the Grande Rouge, a château's forest park, and the Grande Ilette, a riverside area. The park is primarily oak but also contains notable trees, including cypress, a Sequoiadendron planted circa 1890–1900, and a Taxodium distichum, as well as hornbeam, beech, maple, chestnut, American locust, and Scotch fir. The Grande Ilette lies along the banks of the river Indre, and contains a meadow as well as exotic plantings of Alnus cordata, bald cypress, black walnut, and Sequoia sempervirens.

Artannes-sur-Indre (French pronunciation: [aʁtan syʁ ɛ̃dʁ] (listen), literally Artannes on Indre) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

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

The canton of Joué-lès-Tours is an administrative division of the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Joué-lès-Tours.It consists of the following communes: Joué-lès-Tours

Joué-lès-Tours (French pronunciation: [ʒwe lɛ tuʁ] (listen), 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.