Descartes, Indre-et-Loire
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
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| Coordinates: 46°58′28″N 0°41′55″E / 46.9744°N 0.6986°ECoordinates: 46°58′28″N 0°41′55″E / 46.9744°N 0.6986°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Loches | |
| Canton | Descartes | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Barbier | |
| Area1 | 38.08 km2 (14.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 3,817 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37115 /37160 | |
| Elevation | 37–121 m (121–397 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Descartes is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is approximately 13 miles east of Richelieu and about 24 miles east of Loudun, on the banks of the Creuse River.
Initially called La Haye en Touraine, the town was the birthplace of the philosopher René Descartes (1596–1650), although his family home was in nearby Chatellerault. Descartes left La Haye in approximately 1606 to attend the College Henri IV at La Flèche. The town was renamed La Haye-Descartes in 1802 in his honour, and then renamed again to Descartes in 1967.
See table at left.
The town is notable in Acadian genealogy as the birthplace of the Heberts.
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