Tours, France

E62660

city commune of France

Tours, France is a historic city in the Loire Valley known for its medieval old town, Renaissance architecture, and role as a cultural and economic center of central France.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → commune of France →
climate	oceanic climate →
country	France →
countryCode	FR →
demonym	Tourangeau → Tourangelle →
departmentCode	FR-37 →
hasAirport	Tours Val de Loire Airport →
hasHeritage	Renaissance architecture → medieval old town →
hasMuseum	Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours →
hasRailwayStation	Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station → Tours station →
hasReligiousBuilding	Basilica of Saint Martin → Tours Cathedral →
hasSportsTeam	Tours FC → Tours Volley-Ball →
hasTramwaySystem	Tramway de Tours →
hasTwinTown	Lucca → Minneapolis → Mülheim an der Ruhr NERFINISHED → Segovia → Takayama NERFINISHED →
hasUniversity	University of Tours →
historicalRegion	Touraine →
INSEECode	37261 →
isCulturalCenterOf	central France →
isEconomicCenterOf	central France →
isPartOf	historic province of Touraine →
isPrefectureOf	Indre-et-Loire department →
isRegionalCapitalOf	Centre-Val de Loire region NERFINISHED →
isTouristDestinationFor	cultural tourism → heritage tourism →
locatedIn	Centre-Val de Loire region NERFINISHED → Indre-et-Loire department → Loire Valley →
locatedOnRiver	Cher → Loire NERFINISHED →
notableFor	proximity to Loire Valley châteaux → wine production in surrounding area →
officialLanguage	French →
postalCode	37000 → 37100 → 37200 →
regionCode	FR-CVL →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Honoré de Balzac → Louise de La Vallière ("Tours") →	placeOfBirth
Martin of Tours ("Tours") →	associatedWith
LGV Sud Europe Atlantique ("Tours") →	connectsFrom
LGV Atlantique ("Tours") →	connectsToCity
Alcuin of York ("Tours") →	deathPlace
Yves Chauvin ("Tours") →	placeOfDeath
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan ("Tours") →	twinnedWith