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.
Centre-Val de Loire
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| Country |  France |
| Prefecture | Orléans |
| Departments | |
| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | François Bonneau (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39,151 km2 (15,116 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,573,180 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-CVL |
| GDP (2012)[2] | 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).[3] 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), at 501 m (1,644 ft), is the highest point of the Centre-Val region.[4] 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:[5]
| 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)[6] |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR-18 |  |
Cher | Bourges | 3 | 19 | 290 | 310,270 | 7,235.0 | 42.9 |
| FR-28 |  |
Eure-et-Loir | Chartres | 4 | 15 | 375 | 433,762 | 5,880.0 | 73.8 |
| FR-36 |  |
Indre | Châteauroux | 4 | 13 | 243 | 226,175 | 6,790.6 | 33.3 |
| FR-37 |  |
Indre-et-Loire | Tours | 3 | 19 | 273 | 603,924 | 6126.7 | 98.6 |
| FR-41 |  |
Loir-et-Cher | Blois | 3 | 15 | 276 | 333,567 | 6,343.4 | 52.6 |
| FR-45 |  |
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, the Centre-Val de Loire region had a population of 2,577,435,[7] 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._16-09-2006.jpg.webp)
Saint-Etienne cathedral, Bourges.
Blois City hall.
Musée Hôtel Bertrand, Châteauroux.
Related pages
References
- "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
Other websites
- Regional Council website Archived 2016-01-09 at the Portuguese Web Archive (in French)
- Prefecture of the region (in French)