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The Battle of Tours was fought on October 10th, 732. The battle was fought in an area between the French cities of Tours and Poitiers. The Franks emerged victorious over the advancing Muslims (who were pushing across Western Europe to Spain). The battle ceased any further movement west.
Martin of Tours died on 397-11-08.
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There are several cities located on the Loire River in France. They are Orleans, Tours, Angers, Saint-Nazare and Nantes. The largest of these cities is Nantes.
The Loire runs through Tours and Nantes
There are a lot more than eight cities in France. Here are just eight of them: Paris, Marseilles, Bordeaux, Lyon, Tours, Nantes, Toulouse and Strasbourg.
The source of the loire river is located in South-Eastern France, at the bottom of the "mont Gerbier de Jonc". From that mount the Loire runs for 1,013 kilometres, first North, then West to the Atlantic Ocean.
The distance between the cities of Tours and Paris is 160 miles. The most convenient way to travel between the two cities is by train.
La Rochelle on the Atlantic is 119 miles (190 km) away from Joué-les-Tours. Nantes would be slightly closer, but is on the Loire estuary and not really a sea port.
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No, it is the Seine river that runs through Paris. The Loire river runs though Orléans, Tours, Nantes.
Since Paris is a city, there are no cities in Paris. Some cities near Paris are; Tours, Dijon, and Amiens
There are a number of cities in Wales and on the island of Ireland that are northwest of France, such as, but not limited to: Cardiff, Wales; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
There is no deffinition for the battle of Tours. Tours is a location; a city in Europe actualy. Although the battle of Tours is also known as the battle of Poitiers, also a city, and The Battle of Court Of the Martyrs by the Muslims. For a better idea of the location, both Tours and Poitiers are currently cities in France.
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