Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ de kɔʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.[3] It is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) from Tours. During the French Revolution, it was called La Clarté-Républicaine.
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  Saint-Pierre-des-Corps Location within France  Saint-Pierre-des-Corps Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′29″N 0°43′44″E | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 15,898 |
| • Density | 1,409/km2 (3,650/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. | |
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Transportation
Located on the eastern edge of Tours, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station is a major hub in the French railway network, connecting the LGV Atlantique, used by high-speed trains traveling from Paris to Nantes, Bordeaux, and Toulouse. The station 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.
