LOIR-ET-CHER

'Loir-et-Cher' is a department in north-central France named after its two principal rivers.

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Tourism

See also

External links

History

Loir-et-Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and Touraine.

Geography

Loir-et-Cher is part of the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Eure-et-Loir, Loiret, Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, and Sarthe.
Its main waterways are the rivers Cher and the Loire on which the town of Blois, the prefecture (capital) of the department, is situated.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called ''Loir-et-Chériens''.

Tourism

Loir-et-Cher has a number of historic castles, including the following:

★ Château de Blois

★ Château de Chambord

★ Château de Chaumont

★ Château de Cheverny

See also

★ Cantons of the Loir-et-Cher department

★ Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

★ Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department

External links

★ Prefecture website

★ General council website

★ Loir-et-Cher Tourism Guide