Tours is the prefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department and largest city in the Centre-Val de Loire region of Western France, although it is not the regional prefecture, which is the region's second-largest city, Orléans. In 2012, the commune of Tours had 135,787 inhabitants; the population of the whole metropolitan area was 495,379.

Tours stands on the lower reaches of the Loire river, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Former Caesarodunum city of the Turones, founded by the Emperor Augustus, it posses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire. Known for the Battle of Tours (732), it is a National Sanctuary with Saint Martin, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin under the Merovingians and the Carolingians, with the adoption by the Capetians of the local currency the Livre tournois which became the currency of the kingdom. Capital of the county of Tours which became the Touraine, the garden of France. First city of the silk industry, wanted by Louis XI, royal capital under the Valois Kings with its Loire castles and city of art with the School of Tours. Capital of loyalty during the French Wars of Religion and city of retreat in June 1940 which will lead it to be partly destroyed.

The White and Blue city keeps nevertheless a historical center registered in the UNESCO and city of art and history with its Vieux-Tours, a remarkable patrimonial site. The garden city concentrates a green heritage and an urban landscape strongly influenced by its natural space. The historic city that is nicknamed "Le Petit Paris" and its region by its history and culture, has always been a land of birth or host to many personalities, international sporting events, university city with more than 30,000 students in 2019. Culinary city with its specialities : rillettes, rillons, Touraine vineyards, AOC Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine cheeses and nougats.The city is also the end-point of the annual Paris–Tours cycle race.

GPS: 47° 14′ 36.96″ N, 0° 41′ 21.12″ E

 

Credits:

This scenery has been extracted from Google Maps, hence all 3D credits goes to Google.
This scenery has been generated with the Google Earth Decoder tool (credits to /u/Jonahex111):
https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/comments/j3faaj/google_earth_decoder_now_userfriendly/

 

Addon history:

v1.0: initial release

v1.1: Fix some texture flickering issues

v2.0: Fix a big issue with the LOD management system, due to the way Google Earth Decoder places and sizes the tiles. Now, there should not be any FPS issues, and framerate should be better and more consistent

v2.1: Add a fix for possible CTD issues ( https://flightsim.to/blog/creators-guide-fix-ctd-issues-on-your-scenery )

v2.2: Change LODs settings

v2.3: Fix France VFR compatibility

v2.4:

- Add City landmark

- Slighly reduce package size, by removing unused files

v2.5: reduced package size

v3.0:
- better colorimetry
- add POIs
- fix procedural lightning issues on flat tiles (especially at dusk and dawn)
- add specific colliders to reduce CPU load
- bigger photogrammetry area
- fix some tile positioning

v3.1: fix Blackshark AI buildings exclusion area in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps

 

Installation:
Remove old thalixte-tours, thalixte-tours2 and thalixte-saintsauveur, or tours, tours2 and saintsauveur folders, if they exist. Extract thalixte-tours folder into the Community folder.

 

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Tours City

Explore the historic city of Tours in Western France, known for its rich cultural heritage, architecture, and local specialties. Discover landmarks, art, and the picturesque urban landscape of this UNESCO-recognized city. Experience the essence of "Le Petit Paris" with its unique charm and vibrant history. Visit Tours, a city with a captivating past and a vibrant present.

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