Descartes, Indre-et-Loire
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| Commune of Descartes | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 00°41'55 |
| Latitude | 46°58'28 |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Loches |
| Canton | Descartes |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Touraine du Sud |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 37 m–121 m |
| Land area¹ | 38.08 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,019 |
| - Density (1999) | 106/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37115/ 37160 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Descartes is a town and commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France.
[edit] History
Initially called La Haye en Touraine, the town was the birthplace of the philosopher René Descartes (1596–1650). The town was renamed La Haye-Descartes in 1802 in his honour, and then renamed again to Descartes in 1967.
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