Indre-et-Loire is a subdivision in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. Touraine area is the second name of the Indre-et-Loire department. It is among the six departments of the Centre district and is situated in the south west of the region. It congregates 580,310 residents, called the Tourangeaux , which is actually the same name as Tours’ inhabitants. Tours is the administrative centre of the department, the sous-préfectures being Chinon and Loches .

Indre-et-Loire is a area in west-central France named following the Indre and the Loire rivers. Its region gathers almost the entire former Touraine province, more the eastern part of the Anjou province. Weather in the subdivision is temperate. Actually, the Loire River, which runs throughout the department, is said to be the weather border between the north and the south of France. Thus, summers are usually quite hot (around 30°C), while winters are not too cold (no less than -10°C). After all, pluviometry is somewhat low (between 500 and 700mm per year).