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Azay-le-Ferron: château
Azay-le-Ferron: château Château in Azay-le-Ferron, in the historical region of Touraine, France.

Touraine

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Touraine, historical and cultural region encompassing the central French département of Indre-et-Loire and coextensive with the former province of Touraine. The historical province of Touraine was bounded northeast by Orléanais, southeast by Berry, southwest by Poitou, west by Anjou, and north by Maine. In Roman times the country was inhabited by the Gallic tribe of the Turones, from whom the name of the province and also that of its capital, Tours, are derived. The Turones were unwarlike and offered practically no resistance to the invader, though they joined in the revolt of Vercingetorix in 52 bc. The capital city, Caesarodunum, ...(100 of 617 words)

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