Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | |
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  Saint-Pierre-des-Corps  Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | |
| Coordinates:47°23′29″N0°43′44″E / 47.3914°N 0.7289°E /47.3914; 0.7289 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Saint-Pierre-des-Corps |
| Intercommunality | Tours Métropole Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Emmanuel François[1] |
Area 1 | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 15,698 |
| • Density | 1,392/km2 (3,604/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37233 /37700 |
| Elevation | 46–51 m (151–167 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃pjɛʁdekɔʁ]ⓘ) is acommune in theFrench department ofIndre-et-Loire,Centre-Val de Loire, France.[3] It is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) fromTours. During the French Revolution, it was calledLa Clarté-Républicaine.
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Located on the eastern edge ofTours,Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station is a major hub in theFrench railway network, connecting theLGV Atlantique, used byhigh-speed trains traveling fromParis toNantes,Bordeaux, andToulouse. Thestation at Tours itself is a terminus station through which trains cannot pass, so trains that do not terminate at Tours tend to avoid it entirely, leaving Saint-Pierre-des-Corps as the principal long distance station for the entire metropolitan area.
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