Loir-et-Cher
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| Loir-et-Cher | |
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| Coat of arms of the Loir-et-Cher department | |
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| Department number: | 41 |
| Region: | Centre |
| Prefecture: | Blois |
| Subprefectures: | Romorantin-Lanthenay Vendôme |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 30 |
| Communes: | 291 |
| President of the General Council: | Maurice Leroy UDF |
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| Population | Ranked 69th |
| -1999 | 314,968 |
| Population density: | 50/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6343 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Loir-et-Cher is a department in north-central France named after its two principal rivers.
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[edit] History
Loir-et-Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and Touraine.
[edit] Geography
Loir-et-Cher is part of the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Eure-et-Loir, Loiret, Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, and Sarthe.
Its main waterways are the rivers Cher and the Loire on which the town of Blois, the prefecture (capital) of the department, is situated.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Loir-et-Chériens.
[edit] Tourism
Loir-et-Cher has a number of historic castles, including the following:
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Loir-et-Cher department
- Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department
- Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department
[edit] External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
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