Books set in Centre-Val de Loire

13 books and other written works set here; ordered by French Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1ToursMémoires d'un Touriste3
2Meung-sur-LoireLes Trois Mousquetaires2
3OrléansSuite française2
4SancerreM. Gallet décédé2
5Fontenay-sur-LoingClermont-Ferrand. Bibliothèque du Patrimoine, MS 24991
6VouvrayL'Illustre Gaudissart1

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Les Trois Mousquetairesby Alexandre Dumas · 1844 · Meung-sur-Loire
#11,152avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Suite françaiseseriesby Irène Némirovsky · 2004 · Orléans
#237.2avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Maigretby Georges Simenon · 1934 · Meung-sur-Loire
#38.0avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Mémoires d'un Touristeby Stendhal · 1838 · Tours
#46.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
L'Illustre Gaudissartby Honoré de Balzac · 1833 · Vouvray
#55.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
M. Gallet décédéby Georges Simenon · 1931 · Sancerre
#65.0avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Claire d'Albeby Sophie Cottin · 1798 · Loire
#71.7avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Clermont-Ferrand. Bibliothèque du Patrimoine, MS 24991826 · Fontenay-sur-Loing
#8
Coletteby Charles Compan · 1775 · Loire
#9
Epreuves du sentiment, Valmiersby François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud · 1779 · Orléans
#10

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