Orléans
Orléans is a city in France, the prefecture of the Centre-Val de Loire region and the Loiret department. It is on the Loire River and was formerly a busy port.
Orléans | |
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Prefecture, commune and city | |
 Rue Jeanne d'Arc and the Saint-Croix Cathedral | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Orléans | |
  Orléans  Orléans | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′09″N 1°54′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Orléans-1, 2, 3 and 4 and La Ferté-Saint-Aubin |
| Intercommunality | Orléans Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–present) | Olivier Carré (LR) |
| Area 1 | 27.48 km2 (10.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 114,286 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45234 /45000 |
| Elevation | 90–124 m (295–407 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sister cities
Orléans is twinned with:
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Dundee, United Kingdom
Treviso, Italy
Münster, Germany
Kristiansand, Norway
Wichita, United States
Tarragona, Spain
Saint-Flour, France
Utsunomiya, Japan
Lugoj, Romania
Parakou, Benin
Tyre, Lebanon
Perm, Russia
It has a partnership with:
Kraków, Poland
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