Saumur is a town and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River at 47.269° N 0.068° W, with an approximate population of 30,000 as of 2001. Saumur is home to the Cadre Noir, the École Nationale d'Équitation (National School of Horsemanship), known for its annual horse shows, as well as the officer school for armored forces (tanks). There is a tank museum, the Musée des Blindés, with more than 850 armored vehicles, wheeled or tracked. Most of them are from France but some were made in other countries such as Brazil, Germany, or the Soviet Union.
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