Société archéologique de Touraine
The Société archéologique de Touraine (Archaeological Society of Touraine, SAT by its acronym in French), founded in 1840 and recognized as a public utility in 1872, welcomes all those, amateurs or curious, students or professionals, who are interested in, work towards, or wish to contribute to the study, defense, and illustration of the history and heritage of Touraine. == History == On June 23, 1840, members from Tours of the Société française pour la conservation des monuments historiques (now the Société française d'archéologie) gathered in commission (banker Henry Goüin (1782–1861), physician Alexandre Giraudet (1797–1863), industrialist Noël Champoiseau (1795–1859), and abbot François Manceau (1805–1855) to develop and present the statutes of a new association at a public meeting.
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