| Loiret | |||
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Centre | ||
| Prefecture | Orléans | ||
| Subprefectures | Montargis Pithiviers |
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| Government | |||
| • President of the General Council | Eric Doligé (UMP) | ||
| Area1 | |||
| • Total | 6,775 km2 (2,616 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 647,733 | ||
| • Rank | 35th | ||
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Department number | 45 | ||
| Arrondissements | 3 | ||
| Cantons | 41 | ||
| Communes | 334 | ||
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |||
Loiret (French pronunciation: [lwaʁɛ]) is a department in north-central France
The department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.
History[]
Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Orléanais.
Geography[]
Loiret is part of the current region of Centre and is surrounded by the departments of Essonne, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne, Nièvre, Cher, Loir-et-Cher, and Eure-et-Loir.
Tourism[]
Orléans is a popular tourist destination, with its cathedral of Ste. Croix.
See also[]
- Cantons of the Loiret department
- Communes of the Loiret department
- Arrondissements of the Loiret department
External links[]
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General Council website
- (English) Loiret Tourism Guide
- (English) Loiret at the Open Directory Project
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