It comprises of six departments, Cher, Eure-et-Loir, Indre, Indre-et-Loire (vacances indre et loire in french), Loir-et-Cher and Loiret. Its capital is Orleans despite Tours being the largest city in the region.
It is the ninth most populated region of France with some 2.5 million residents. Spread over the wide area of the six departments it contains, the countryside is certainly not hampered by habitations and towns.
Rich with history and very popular with the old royal families of France, it is quite bizarre that it hasn't been the major attraction that some other regions of France have been for immigrants. However, this region still provides many lower priced properties in comparison with the more popular areas and offers no less in the way of countryside, lifestyle, wines and cheeses. And of course, being a maximum of 4 hours away from Paris, the advantages are numerous for Touraine holidays (vacances Touraine in french).
The chateau in Loches where Joan of Arc made her plea to Charles VII to claim the French throne; Amboise near Tours where the great Leonardo Da Vinci lived out his final days with complete support of the king; the magnificent chateaux of Chenonceau and the largest chateau in France, Chambord. These are just a few of the many historical highlights the region has been host to.
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