Tours is a town located in central France in the Indre-et-Loire department. It sits along the Loire River between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Tours is known for its wine, the quality of the local French dialect, and the Battle of Tours in 732. It is also the site of the Paris-Tours classic bike race. Tours is the largest city in the Centre region of France, though it is not the regional capital, which is Orléans.