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Berry
Berry , former province, central France. Bourges, the capital, and Châteauroux are the chief towns. Cattle are raised on the Champagne Berrichonne, a semiarid plateau that covers most of the region. The valleys of the Indre and the Cher rivers are rich farming areas. A part of Roman Aquitaine,... Read more
Touraine
Touraine , region and former province (until the French Revolution), W central France, centering around Tours (the historic capital) and drained by the Loire, Cher, and Vienne rivers. Roughly coextensive with Indre-et-Loire dept., Touraine, with its fertile valleys, orchards, and vineyards, is known... Read more
château
château , royal or seignioral residence and stronghold of medieval France—the counterpart of the English castle of the period. In such a fortress, peasants of the surrounding country took refuge during time of war. The early fortified château, called a château-fort, reach... Read more
Tours
Tours , city (1990 pop. 133,403), capital of Indre-et-Loire dept., W central France, in Touraine, on the Loire River. It is a wine market and a tourist center, with metallurgical, chemical, electrical, clothing, and printing industries. An old Gallo-Roman town, it grew rapidly after the death (397) ... Read more
Anjou
Anjou , region and former province, W France, coextensive roughly with Maine-et-Loire and parts of Indre-et-Loire, Mayenne, and Sarthe depts. Angers , the historic capital, and Saumur are the chief towns. A fertile lowland, Anjou is traversed by the Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Loir, and Maine rivers.... Read more

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Indre
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Indre , department (1990 pop. 237,300), central France, in parts of Berry, Orléanais, Marche, Touraine, and Poitou. Châteauroux is the capital.
Indre-et-Loire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Indre-et-Loire , department (1990 pop. 532,100), N central France. It occupies most of Touraine , and Tours is its capital.
Azay-le-Rideau
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Azay-le-Rideau , village (1993 est. pop. 3,116), Indre-et-Loire dept., N central France, in Touraine. It is...acirc;teau (1518-29), set in a beautiful park on the Indre River, now houses a museum of Renaissance furniture and art...
Loches
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Loches , town (1990 pop. 7,133), Indre-et-Loire dept., W central France, in Touraine, on the Indre River. Products include processed food and electronics. It is famous for its medieval buildings, especially the ancient châ...
Châteauroux
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Châteauroux , city (1990 pop. 52,949), capital of Indre dept., central France, on the Indre River. It has textile, metal, pharmaceutical, and food-processing industries. Châteauroux...
Amboise
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Amboise , town (1991 pop. 10,972), Indre-et-Loire dept., N central France, in Touraine, on the Loire. It is a wine and wool market, and its manufactures include...
Touraine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...centering around Tours (the historic capital) and drained by the Loire, Cher, and Vienne rivers. Roughly coextensive with Indre-et-Loire dept., Touraine, with its fertile valleys, orchards, and vineyards, is known as the "garden of France...
Tours
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Tours , city (1990 pop. 133,403), capital of Indre-et-Loire dept., W central France, in Touraine, on the Loire River. It is a wine market and a tourist center, with metallurgical...
Chenonceaux
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Chenonceaux , village, Indre-et-Loire dept., W central France, in Touraine, on the Cher River. It is famous for its château (built 1515...
Vicomte de Lesseps
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Lesseps had become senile and perhaps never realized he had been tried. He died on Dec. 7, 1894, at La Ch â naie (Indre), France. Further Reading Writings on Lesseps are numerous. Charles Robert Longfield Beatty, De Lesseps of Suez: The Man...

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Umberto D
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Potential of the Pseudo-Iterative," in Film Quarterly (Berkeley), no. 2, 1989–90. Langkjoer, B., "Det indre melodrama," in Kosmorama (Copenhagen), vol. 139, no. 205, Fall 1993. Bailey, Paul, "Looking Up For Rain," in...
Bordes, Charles (Marie Anne)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Bordes, Charles (Marie Anne) ( b La Roche-Corbon, Indre-et-Loire, 1863; d Toulon, 1909). Fr. composer. Choirmaster from 1890 of Paris church of St Gervais, where he founded...
Vestier, Nicolas-Jacques-Antoine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...houses in Touraine, while Phidias did the railway-station in Tours (1851) and became Inspector of Historic Monuments for Indre-et-Loire. Bibliography Architects' Journal, cxc/2 (12 July 1989), 32–41; AAF, xxiv (1969), 309...
Dujardin, Félix
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...botanical excursions, which led in 1833 to the publication (with two collaborators) of Flore compl è te d ’ Indre-etLoire About this time, the diversity of his interests began to trouble Dujardin. On the advice of Henri Dutrochet, he...
Richard, Jules Antoine
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography RICHARD, JULES ANTOINE ( b . Blet, Cher, France, 12 August 1862; d . Ch â teauroux, Indre, France, 14 October 1956) mathematics . Richard taught in several provincial lyc é es, including those at Tours, Dijon...
Sunrise
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...music: Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld. Cast: George O'Brien (The Man—Ansass ); Janet Gaynor (The Woman—Indre ); Bodil Rosing (The Maid ); Margaret Livingstone (The Vamp ); J. Farrell Macdonald (The Photographer ); Ralph Sipperly...
Bauchant, André
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Bauchant, André ( b Château-Renault, Indre-et-Loire, 24 Apr. 1873; d Montoire-sur-le-Loir, 12 Aug. 1958). French naive painter. He was a market gardener...
Renaut, Joseph-Louis
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography RENAUT, JOSEPH-LOUIS ( b . La Haye-Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, France, 7 December 1844; d . Lyons, France, 26 December 1917) medicine, histology . Renaut began his medical...

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Indre Sogn Sparebank reports 9-month pre-tax profit of NOK13.0m.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 10/29/2004; 516 words ; NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-29 October 2004-Indre Sogn Sparebank reports 9-month pre-tax profit of NOK13...LTD http://www.m2.com The Norwegian local savings bank Indre Sogn Sparebank reported on Friday (29 October) a pre-tax...
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Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...the shops are found in the district of Indre By, the main drag being Strget - the world...Department stores Illum, stergade 52, Indre By (0045 33 14 4002). The city's most...Magasin du Nord, Kongens Nytorv 13, Indre By (0045 33 91 2524). The oldest department...
Man gets 45 years for Libertyville slaying.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/21/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...work Dec. 16, 2001, because she and her roommate, Indre Garbauskaite, had planned to go Christmas shopping...was on her right shoulder. I started calling her name - Indre, Indre, Indre - and shaking her to wake her up." But Garbauskaite...
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News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/26/2006; 700+ words ; ...agent or visit the web site at www.springhillsuites.com.Contact: Mark Indre Dave Wozny, 301/380-3102, 956/717-0800, mark.indre@marriott.com. Mark Indre Dave Wozny, 301/380-3102, 956/717-0800, mark.indre@marriott...
The complete guide to the Loire Valley History is everywhere in this beautiful part of France - from the fairy-tale chateaux and the walled towns to the troglodytes' homes. And it's not only the willow-hung rivers that flow - the region veritably oozes fine wine. By Martin Symington
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/3/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...surrounded by a moat diverted from the Indre tributary, usually end up as strings of...Balzac called it a "cut diamond set in the Indre". Even the most cynical are staggered...Vienne sweep up to historic Chinon. The Indre, which splinters into a delta of islands...
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News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/6/2007; 700+ words ; ...now that we have the right tools," said Indre Pemberton, who is based at the Texas A...834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu; Indre Pemberton, 903/834-6191, i-pemberton...834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu; Indre Pemberton, 903/834-6191, i-pemberton...
Grenseløs kjærlighet
Magazine article from: Film og Kino : Norsk Filmblad; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...sterkeste filmatiske virkemiddel er bruken av indre monolog eller voiceover, fra John Smith og den unge indianerjenta. De indre monologene skaper det dramatiske sentrum...som de hver for seg uttrykker i sine indre monologer. Det er dette umulige kjrlighetsforholdet...
How's this for starters?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/2/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...eve; Wed. 37380 Neuille-le-Lierre, Indre-et-Loire (47 52 95 05). 4. Mere...Mon. Place Eglise, 37360 Semblancay, Indre-et-Loire (47 56 62 04; fax: 47 56...Descartes, 37350 Le Grand-Pressigny, Indre-et- Loire (47 94 90 12). 6. La Solognote...
FASHION: TOP OF THE FORM Jersey clings to the body's contours - unforgiving, but fabulous. Luckily designers are putting pleats in all the right places. Photographs by David Vasiljevic. Styling by Sophia Neophitou
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/31/2001; 593 words ; ...pounds 150, by Emma Cook, as before. Indre wears draped dress, pounds 595, by Sophia...London W1, enquiries 020-7434 4333. Indre wears polo-neck top, pounds 360, by...Steidel, Jody, Nat, Molly Hallam and Indre, all at Select Make-up Sam Bryant at...
RECEPTIONS PLANNED TONIGHT FOR THREE MICHIGAN CITY SHOWS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 5/13/1994; 316 words ; Indre Lewis' reverse glass painting "Folklore & Mythology" will be shown tonight...display through June 14 is "Folklore & Mythology," reverse glass painting by Indre Lukas. Opening receptions for all three exhibitions are from 6-8 p.m...