What is Tours?
[[File:Loire Indre Tours2 tango7174.jpg|thumb|right|Wilson bridge in Tours over the [[Loire River]]]] [[File:Blason tours 37.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Tours''' is a city on the [[Loire River]] in the centre of [[France]]. It has about 143,000 [[inhabitant]]s. It is the prefecture (administrative headquarters) of the department of [[Indre-et-Loire]] and is one of the 22 French [[metropolis]]. == Notable natives and residents == * [[Honoré de Balzac]] 1799-1850, novelist * [[René Descartes]] 1596-1650, scientist, mathematician and philosopher ==Sister cities== * {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Mülheim|Mülheim an der Ruhr]], Germany, since 1962 * {{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Segovia]], Spain, since 1972 * {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma]], Italy, since 1976 * {{Flagicon|China}} [[Luoyang]], People's Republic of China, since 1982 * {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]], USA, since 1984 * {{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Trois-Rivières, Quebec|Trois-Rivières]], Canada, since 1987 * {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Takamatsu, Kagawa|Takamatsu]], Japan, since 1988 * {{Flagicon|Romania}} [[Braşov]], Romania, since 1990 * {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], USA, since 1991 ==Related pages == * [[Capital of France]] {{Cities in France}} {{Préfectures of départements of France}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Capital of France]] [[Category:Tours| ]] [[Category:Former national capitals]] {{France-geo-stub}}