The Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the river Loire from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France.In between are the regions of Anjou wine, Saumur, Bourgueil, Chinon, and Vouvray.The Loire Valley itself follows …

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 Châtellerault.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.

Touraine Vignoble de Touraine en automne Désignation(s) Touraine Appellation(s) principale(s) touraine Type d'appellation(s) AOC Reconnue depuis 1939 (1946 pour les mousseux) Pays France Région parente vallée de la Loire Sous-région(s) Touraine Localisation Indre-et-Loire et Loir-et-Cher Climat tempéré océanique dégradé Sol argilo-calcaire Superficie plantée 5300 ha …

Alain Touraine, né le 3 août 1925 à Hermanville-sur-Mer (), est un sociologue français de l'action sociale et des nouveaux mouvements sociaux, directeur d'études à l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales.. Il est le père de Marisol Touraine, ancienne ministre française des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes.

Alain Touraine (Hermanville-sur-Mer, 3 agosto 1925) è un sociologo francese. Tra i massimi esponenti della sociologia contemporanea, si è occupato in particolare di ricerche nel campo della sociologia industriale e dell'analisi politica, di teoria dell'azione e dei movimenti sociali successivi a quello operaio.