Descartes

commune in Indre-et-Loire, France
Place commune_of_france Q320299
Descartes
Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Descartes is a commune of France[1]. Descartes ranks in the top 0.8% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month, #248 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Descartes is located in Indre-et-Loire[3].
  • Descartes is located in arrondissement of Loches[4].
  • Descartes is in the country of France[5].
  • Descartes is on the body of water Creuse[6].
  • Descartes's instance of is recorded as commune of France[7].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as Abilly[8].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as La Celle-Saint-Avant[9].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as Civray-sur-Esves[10].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as Cussay[11].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as Marcé-sur-Esves[12].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as Neuilly-le-Brignon[13].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as Buxeuil[14].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as Les Ormes[15].
  • Descartes's shares border with is recorded as Port-de-Piles[16].
  • René Descartes is named after Descartes[17].
  • Descartes's postal code is recorded as 37160[18].
  • Descartes's Commons category is recorded as Descartes (Indre-et-Loire)[19].
  • Descartes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.973611111111, 'lon': 0.69777777777778}[20].
  • Descartes's official website is recorded as https://www.ville-descartes.fr/[21].
  • Descartes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Descartes (Indre-et-Loire)[22].
  • Descartes's email address is recorded as mailto:mairie@ville-descartes.fr[23].
  • Descartes has a population of {'amount': '+3689'}[24].
  • Descartes has a population of {'amount': '+3600'}[25].
  • Descartes has a population of {'amount': '+3642'}[26].
  • Descartes has a population of {'amount': '+3489'}[27].

Body

Geography

Descartes is in the country of France[5]. Located in include Indre-et-Loire[3], a department of France[28], in France[29], founded in 1790[30] and arrondissement of Loches[4], an arrondissement of France[31], in France[32]. Descartes is on the body of water Creuse[6].

Physical Characteristics

Descartes covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+38.08'}[33]. Elevations include {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+37'}[34], {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+121'}[35], and {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+85'}[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3689'}[24], {'amount': '+3600'}[25], {'amount': '+3642'}[26], {'amount': '+3489'}[27], {'amount': '+3427'}[37], and {'amount': '+4267'}[38].

Designation and Status

Descartes's instance of is recorded as commune of France[7].

History and Context

René Descartes is named after Descartes[17].

Why It Matters

Descartes ranks in the top 0.8% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month, #248 of 31,031).[2] Descartes has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Descartes is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'bar', 'bg', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi',
    Gnd id → 1192311140
    Sitelink count → 45
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  3. 23w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → commune of France
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Q114359197
    Official website → https://www.ville-descartes.fr/
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