Country France Department Indre-et-Loire Population (2009) 3,817 Area 38.08 km² Arrondissement Loches | Region Centre-Val de Loire Canton Descartes Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Tuesday 7:45 AM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of 37160 Descartes, France
History
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.
Population
See table at left.
Personalities
The town is notable in Acadian genealogy as the birthplace of the Heberts.
References
Descartes, Indre-et-Loire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA