La Haye en Touraine

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La Haye en Touraine is a village in central France, now known as Descartes, best known as the birthplace of the philosopher and mathematician René Descartes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former commune of France
village
birthplaceOf René Descartes
bornIn La Haye en Touraine
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 46.979°N 0.702°E
country France
countrySubdivision department of Indre-et-Loire
region of Centre-Val de Loire
formerNameOf Descartes
hasHistoricalSignificance birthplace of a major Enlightenment-era philosopher
hasMunicipalSuccessor Descartes
hasType rural settlement
historicalStatus renamed as Descartes in the 20th century
languageUsed French
locatedIn central France
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Indre-et-Loire
locatedInHistoricalProvince Touraine NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Creuse NERFINISHED
namedAfter hay (enclosed field)
notableFor being the birthplace of René Descartes
nowPartOf Descartes
partOf France
timeZone Europe/Paris

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
René Descartes
bornIn
René Descartes
placeOfBirth

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