Indre-et-Loire

American

[an-drey-lwar] / ɛ̃ dreɪˈlwar /

noun

a department in W central France. 2,378 sq. mi. (6,160 sq. km). Tours.

Indre-et-Loire British

/ ɛ̃drelwar /

noun

a department of W central France in the Centre region: contains many famous châteaux along the Loire. Capital: Tours. Pop: 563 062 (2003 est). Area: 6158 sq km (2402 sq miles)

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According to authorities in the Indre-et-Loire department in west-central France, a locally made brand of wild garlic sauce may have been contaminated with a dangerous toxin that can attack the nerves.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

“I am determined to move forward,” Mr. Attal said on Sunday after visiting farmers in the Indre-et-Loire area of central France.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

New Prime Minister Gabriel Attal visited a farm on Sunday in the central region of Indre-et-Loire.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2024

According to Nadia Seghier, head of the prefecture, the state authority of the Indre-et-Loire region, the ultra-light plane fell around a home near the town’s center without injuring people on the ground.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2020

AZAY-LE-RIDEAU, a town of western France, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, on the Indre, 16 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

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