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| Coat of arms of the Loir-et-Cher department | |
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| Administration | |
| 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 the rivers Loir and Cher.
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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.
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 rivers are the Loire, on which its prefecture (capital) Blois is situated, the Loir and the Cher.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Loir-et-Chériens.
Tourism
Loir-et-Cher has a number of historic castles, including the following:
See also
- Cantons of the Loir-et-Cher department
- Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department
- Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- (English) Loir-et-Cher Tourism Guide
