Loir-et-Cher
Sign in to saveLoir-et-Cher (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is named after two rivers which run through it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La Poste gave it the number 41. It had a population of 328,543 in 2023.
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Loir-et-Cher is a department (administrative district) in central France named after two rivers that flow through it—the Loir in the north and the Cher in the south. With its prefecture in Blois and a population of about 328,500 people as of 2023, it is one of the administrative divisions that make up the Centre-Val de Loire region.
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- Prefecture building of the Loir-et-Cher department, in Blois
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Principal towns
- Demographics
- Politics
- Current National Assembly Representatives
- Tourism
- Châteaux
- Filming location – Heart of Oak
- See also
- References
- External links
Loir-et-Cher (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is named after two rivers which run through it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La Poste gave it the number 41. It had a population of 328,543 in 2023.
==History==