Centre-Val de Loire

Centre-Val de Loire
Centre e Vau de Léger  (Occitan)
Region of France
The Loire river as it passes through Orléans
The Loire river as it passes through Orléans
Flag of Centre-Val de Loire
Flag
Coat of arms of Centre-Val de Loire
Coat of arms
Country France
PrefectureOrléans
Departments
6
Government
 • President of the Regional CouncilFrançois Bonneau (PS)
Area
 • Total39,151 km2 (15,116 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (Jan. 2019)
 • Total2,573,180
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-CVL
GDP (2012)Ranked 9th
Total€67.1 billion (US$86.3 bn)
Per capita€26,126 (US$33,603)
NUTS RegionFR2
Largest cityTours
Websitewww.regioncentre-valdeloire.fr

Centre-Val de Loire is one of the administrative regions of France. Its capital is Orléans but its largest city is Tours.

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

Old provinces that form the present region.

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). 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:

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 / 46.42861; 2.19833), at 501 m (1,644 ft), is the highest point of the Centre-Val region. 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:

DepartmentMountainElevation
CherLe Magnoux501 m (1,644 ft)
Eure-et-LoirButte de Rougemont287 m (942 ft)
IndreTerrior Randoin457 m (1,499 ft)
Indre-et-LoireSignal de la Ronde186 m (610 ft)
Loir-et-CherBois des Vallèes256 m (840 ft)
LoiretCol des Étourneaux273 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)		 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, for a population density of 65.8 inhabitants/km2.

Statue of Joan of Arc, Place du Martroi, Orléans.

The main cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants (2014) in the region are:

INSEE
code		CityDepartmentPopulation
(2014)
37261ToursIndre-et-Loire136,125
45234OrléansLoiret114,977
18033BourgesCher66,528
41018BloisLoir-et-Cher46,351
36044ChâteaurouxIndre44,479
28085ChartresEure-et-Loir38,728
37122Joué-lès-ToursIndre-et-Loire37,748
28134DreuxEure-et-Loir31,191
18279VierzonCher27,050
45232OlivetLoiret21,192
45147Fleury-les-AubraisLoiret20,791

References

  1. ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. ↑ INSEE. "Produits intérieurs bruts régionaux et valeurs ajoutées régionales de 1990 à 2012". Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Le Magnoux, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "France Department High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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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