Tours
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Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingians and the Carolingians, with the Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Saint Martin and Gregory of Tours were from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine, a former province of France. Tours was the first city of the silk industry. It was wanted by Louis XI, royal capital under the Valois Kings with its Loire castles and city of art with the School of Tours. The prefecture was partially destroyed during the French Wars of Religion in the late 16th century and again during the Second World War in June 1940.
The White and Blue city keeps a historical center registered in the UNESCO, and is home to the Vieux-Tours, a patrimonial site. The garden city has a green heritage and an urban landscape strongly influenced by its natural space. The historic city that is nicknamed "''Le Petit Paris''" and its region by its history and culture has always been a land of birth or host to many personalities, international sporting events, and is a university city with more than 30,000 students in 2019. Tours is a popular culinary city with specialties such as: rillettes, rillons, Touraine vineyards, AOC Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine cheeses and nougats. The city is also the end-point of the annual Paris–Tours cycle race. Provided by Wikipedia
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281by Couratier, Philippe, Corcia, Philippe, Lautrette, Géraldine, Nicol, Marie, Preux, Pierre-Marie, Marin, BenoîtContributors: “...Université de Tours (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)...”
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282by Couratier, Philippe, Corcia, Philippe, Lautrette, Géraldine, Nicol, Marie, Preux, Pierre-Marie, Marin, BenoîtContributors: “...Université de Tours (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)...”
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283by Couratier, Philippe, Corcia, Philippe, Lautrette, Géraldine, Nicol, Marie, Preux, Pierre-Marie, Marin, BenoîtContributors: “...Université de Tours (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)...”
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284by Magny, Michel, Peyron, Odile, Gauthier, Emilie, Rouèche, Y., Bordon, A., Billaud, Yves, Chapron, Emmanuel, Marguet, A., Petrequin, P., Vannière, BorisContributors: “... Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)...”
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285by Dupas, Rémi, Minaudo, Camille, Gruau, Gérard, Ruiz, Laurent, Gascuel-Odoux, ChantalContributors: “...Université de Tours...”
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286by Lorgen, Marlene, Casadei, Elisa, Król, Elżbieta, Douglas, Alex, Birnie, Mike J., Ebbesson, Lars O.E., Nilsen, Tom O., Jordan, William C., Jørgensen, Even H., Dardente, Hugues, Hazlerigg, David G., Martin, Samuel A. M.Contributors: “... Saumur -Université de Tours-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)...”
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287Contributors: “...Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...”
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288Contributors: “...Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...”
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289Contributors: “...Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...”
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290Contributors: “...Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...”
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291Contributors: “...Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...”
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292Contributors: “...Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...”
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293by Prouzet, Patrick, Amilhat, Elsa, Boisneau, Catherine, Boisneau, Philippe, Feunteun, Eric, Michelet, NicolasContributors: “...Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)...”
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294by Veres, Daniel, Lallier-Vergès, Elisabeth, Wohlfarth, Barbara, Lacourse, Terri, Kéravis, Didier, Björck, Siwan, Preusser, Franck, Andrieu-Ponel, Valérie, Ampel, LindaContributors: “... Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)...”
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295by Veres, Daniel, Lallier-Vergès, Elisabeth, Wohlfarth, Barbara, Lacourse, Terri, Kéravis, Didier, Björck, Siwan, Preusser, Franck, Andrieu-Ponel, Valérie, Ampel, LindaContributors: “...Université de Tours-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université d'Orléans...”
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296by Veres, Daniel, Lallier-Vergès, Elisabeth, Wohlfarth, Barbara, Lacourse, Terri, Kéravis, Didier, Björck, Siwan, Preusser, Franck, Andrieu-Ponel, Valérie, Ampel, LindaContributors: “...Université de Tours (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université...”
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297Contributors: “...Université d'Orléans (UO)-Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...”
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298by Veres, Daniel, Lallier-Vergès, Elisabeth, Wohlfarth, Barbara, Lacourse, Terri, Kéravis, Didier, Björck, Siwan, Preusser, Franck, Andrieu-Ponel, Valérie, Ampel, LindaContributors: “... Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)...”
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299by Marie-Orleach, Lucas, Roussel, Jean-Marc, Bugeon, Jérôme, Tremblay, Julien, Ombredane, Dominique, Evanno, GuillaumeContributors: “...Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)...”
Published in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (2013)
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300by Marie-Orleach, Lucas, Roussel, Jean-Marc, Bugeon, Jérôme, Tremblay, Julien, Ombredane, Dominique, Evanno, GuillaumeContributors: “...Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)...”
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