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Eure-et-Loir

Also known as FR-28

Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2023, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 433,129.

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Eure-et-Loir is a French department located in the Centre-Val de Loire region, named after two rivers that flow through it. With a population of about 433,000 people as of 2023, it is an administrative area within France's broader regional structure.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Eure-et-Loir
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Préfecture d'Eure-et-Loir, Hôtel de Ligneris (1795), Chartres (France).JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Hôtel de Ligneris (1795), Prefecture building of the Eure-et-Loir department, in Chartres
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Eure-et-Loir.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Eure-et-Loir.svg
Settlement.image_map: Eure-et-Loir-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Eure-et-Loir in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Centre-Val de Loire
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Chartres
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: ChâteaudunDreuxNogent-le-Rotrou

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Named after: Loir
Official name: Eure-et-Loir
Demonym: Eurélien
Country: France
Located in: Centre-Val de Loire
Capital: Chartres
Population: 433129
Area: 5880
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Seine-et-Oise
Official website: www.eurelien.fr
Image: Préfecture d'Eure-et-Loir, Hôtel de Ligneris (1795), Chartres (France).JPG

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Commons category: Eure-et-Loir
inception: 1790-03-04
topic's main category: Category:Eure-et-Loir
Commons gallery: Eure-et-Loir
category for people born here: Category:Births in Eure-et-Loir
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Eure-et-Loir
category of associated people: Category:People from Eure-et-Loir
annual number of weddings: 1307
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Eure-et-Loir
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Encyclopedic overview

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History
Geography
Principal towns
Demographics
Economy
Agriculture
Industries
Energy
Politics
Presidential elections 2nd round
Current National Assembly Representatives
Tourism
Notable people
Middle Ages
Renaissance
19th and 20th century
Media
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Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2023, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 433,129.

==History== Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789. It was created mainly from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais (Beauce) and Maine (Perche), but also parts of Île-de-France (Drouais, Thymerais, Valley of the Avre, Hurepoix).

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