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Loiret — Department —
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Coat of armsLocation of Loiret in France Coordinates: 47°55′N 02°10′E / 47.917°N 2.167°ECoordinates: 47°55′N 02°10′E / 47.917°N 2.167°E Country France Region Centre Prefecture Orléans Subprefectures Montargis
PithiviersGovernment – President of the General Council Eric Doligé (UMP) Area1 – Total 6,775 km2 (2,615.8 sq mi) Population (2007) – Total 647,733 – Rank 35th – Density 95.6/km2 (247.6/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.
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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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