Tours CoA on Poste Beranger - Tours
N 47° 23.406 E 000° 41.219
31T E 325439 N 5251109
The depicted town's coat of arms you can find above the main entrance of the "La poste" office at Boulevard Beranger in Tours historic centre.
Waymark Code: WMGPGC
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 03/28/2013
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The depicted town's coat of arms you can find above the main entrance of the "La poste" office at Boulevard Beranger in Tours historic centre.
According to Balzac, Tours (pop. 142,000) is "laughing, in love, fresh, flowery, and perfumed better than all the other cities of the world." Although Balzac might have been confusing his birthplace with his idea of the perfect woman, Tours has charmed travelers and locals alike since the Roman era. Born out of the chaos of the Hundred Years’ War, the city reigned as the heart of the French kingdom in the 15th and 16th centuries. During WWII, Tours sustained enormous losses, and few monuments remain to attest to its former status. Today, joggers fill the paths along the banks of the Loire, and after sunset, the city’s 30000 students take over the cafe-lined boulevards and the animated place Plumereau.