Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire is one of the administrative regions of France. Its capital is Orléans but its largest city is Tours.
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| Country |  France |
| Prefecture | Orléans |
| Departments | 6
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| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | François Bonneau (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39,151 km2 (15,116 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-CVL |
| GDP (2012)[1] | Ranked 9th |
| Total | €67.1 billion (US$86.3 bn) |
| Per capita | €26,126 (US$33,603) |
| NUTS Region | FR2 |
| Largest city | Tours |
| Website | www |
It was formed in 2014 from the territories of three historical provinces: Touraine (Indre-et-Loire), Orléanais (Loiret, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher), and Berry (Cher, Indre).
Geography
The Centre-Val de Loire region is the seventh largest region of France with an area of 39,150.9 km2 (15,116 sq mi).[2] It is in north central France and borders with 6 regions: Normandy to the northwest, Île-de-France to the north, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the east, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to the southeast, Nouvelle-Aquitaine to the south and Pays de la Loire to the west.
The distances from Orléans, the capital of the region, to other cities are:
- Paris, the national capital, 132 km (82 mi);
- Bordeaux, 462 km (287 mi);
- Lyon, 466 km (290 mi);
- Marseille, 759 km (472 mi);
- Montpellier, 626 km (389 mi);
- Nice, 915 km (569 mi);
- Strasbourg, 584 km (363 mi);
- Toulouse, 555 km (345 mi).
Rivers
The Centre-Val de Loire is crossed by the longest French river: the Loire, 1,013 km (629 mi). Some other rivers that flow through the region are:
Mountains
The territory of the Centre-Val de Loire region is formed mostly by large plains and low plateaus.
The Le Magnoux (46°25′43″N 2°11′54″E / 46.42861°N 2.19833°E), at 501 m (1,644 ft), is the highest point of the Centre-Val region.[3] It is in northwestern Massif Central, in the southern end of the Cher department.
The highest point of the different departments in the Centre-Val de Loire region are:[4]
| Department | Mountain | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| Cher | Le Magnoux | 501 m (1,644 ft) |
| Eure-et-Loir | Butte de Rougemont | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Indre | Terrior Randoin | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Indre-et-Loire | Signal de la Ronde | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Loir-et-Cher | Bois des Vallèes | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Loiret | Col des Étourneaux | 273 m (896 ft) |
Departments
The Centre-Val de Loire region is formed by 6 departments:
| ISO 3166-2 |
Shield | Department | Prefecture | Arr. | Cant. | Comm. | Population (2014)[5] |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR-18 | 
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Cher | Bourges | 3 | 19 | 290 | 310,270 | 7,235.0 | 42.9 |
| FR-28 | 
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Eure-et-Loir | Chartres | 4 | 15 | 375 | 433,762 | 5,880.0 | 73.8 |
| FR-36 | 
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Indre | Châteauroux | 4 | 13 | 243 | 226,175 | 6,790.6 | 33.3 |
| FR-37 | 
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Indre-et-Loire | Tours | 3 | 19 | 273 | 603,924 | 6126.7 | 98.6 |
| FR-41 | 
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Loir-et-Cher | Blois | 3 | 15 | 276 | 333,567 | 6,343.4 | 52.6 |
| FR-45 | 
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Loiret | Orléans | 3 | 21 | 326 | 669,737 | 6,775.2 | 98.9 |
| Total of the Region | 20 | 102 | 1,783 | 2,577,435 | 39,150.9 | 65.8 | |||
Arr. = Arrondissements Cant. = Cantons Comm. = Communes
Demographics
As of 1 January 2014[update], the Centre-Val de Loire region had a population of 2,577,435,[6] for a population density of 65.8 inhabitants/km2.
The main cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants (2014) in the region are:
| INSEE code |
City | Department | Population (2014) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37261 | Tours | Indre-et-Loire | 136,125 |
| 45234 | Orléans | Loiret | 114,977 |
| 18033 | Bourges | Cher | 66,528 |
| 41018 | Blois | Loir-et-Cher | 46,351 |
| 36044 | Châteauroux | Indre | 44,479 |
| 28085 | Chartres | Eure-et-Loir | 38,728 |
| 37122 | Joué-lès-Tours | Indre-et-Loire | 37,748 |
| 28134 | Dreux | Eure-et-Loir | 31,191 |
| 18279 | Vierzon | Cher | 27,050 |
| 45232 | Olivet | Loiret | 21,192 |
| 45147 | Fleury-les-Aubrais | Loiret | 20,791 |
Gallery
Castle of Tours.
Saint-Etienne cathedral, Bourges.
Blois City hall.
Musée Hôtel Bertrand, Châteauroux.
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Centre-Val De Loire Media
The regions Centre-Val de Loire and Île-de-France and their departments on the background of historical provinces
Northwest façade of Chambord castle. Built between 1519 and 1547 by François I, it was heavily extended afterwards by Henri II and Louis XIV to its final shape we know well today. Chambord castle is an example of Renaissance architecture. It is also the largest castle of the Loire valley, measuring 156m long and topping 56m height. A UNESCO world heritage site since 1981.
This building is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference PA00098391
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges, façade occidentale
Chartres Cathedral, High Gothic - view from south-east
Choir of the Church of St. Andrew, Châteauroux, Department of Indre, Region of Centre-Loire Valley, France
France Loiret Orléans Cathédrale Sainte-Croix Photographie prise par GIRAUD Patrick
Wilson Bridge, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. Stretching across the Loire River.
Related pages
References
- ↑ INSEE. "Produits intérieurs bruts régionaux et valeurs ajoutées régionales de 1990 à 2012". Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ↑ "Région du Centre-Val de Loire (24)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Le Magnoux, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "France Department High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Populations légales 2014: Recensement de la population - Population des régions" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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Other websites
- Regional Council website Archived 2016-01-09 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in French)
- Prefecture of the region (in French)