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Eure-et-Loir is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 department, named after the Eure
Eure River

The Eure is a river in northern France, left tributary of the Seine. It rises at Marchainville in the Orne d?partement and joins the Seine near Pont-de-l'Arche....
 and Loir rivers.








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Eure-et-Loir is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 department, named after the Eure
Eure River

The Eure is a river in northern France, left tributary of the Seine. It rises at Marchainville in the Orne d?partement and joins the Seine near Pont-de-l'Arche....
 and Loir rivers.

History

Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of Orléanais
Orléanais

Orl?anais is a former province of France, around the cities of Orl?ans, Chartres, and Blois.The name comes from Orl?ans, its main city and traditional capital....
, Perche
Perche

Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the d?partement in France of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe....
, and Chartrain.

Geography

Eure-et-Loir comprises the main part of the region of Beauce
Beauce

Beauce is a natural region in northern France, located between the Seine and Loire River rivers. It now comprises the Eure-et-Loir d?partement in France and parts of Loiret, Essonne and Loir-et-Cher....
, politically it belongs to the current region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of Centre (Val de Loire)
Centre (France)

Centre is one of the 26 regions of France of France, located towards the northwest of the actual centre of the country, around the Loire Valley....
 and is surrounded by the departments of Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher

Loir-et-Cher is a departments of France in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher River....
, Loiret
Loiret

Loiret is a departments of France in north-central France named after the Loiret River....
, Essonne
Essonne

Essonne is a France departments of France in the regions of France of ?le-de-France . It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 with the split of the Seine-et-Oise department....
, Yvelines
Yvelines

The Yvelines are a France departments of France in the regions of France of ?le-de-France ....
, Eure
Eure

Eure is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Eure River....
, Orne
Orne

Orne is a departments of France in the northwest of France, named after the Orne River....
, and Sarthe
Sarthe

Sarthe is a France departments of France, named after the Sarthe River....
.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Euréliens.

Tourism

The most important tourist attraction is the cathedral of Chartres
Cathedral of Chartres

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, , located in Chartres, about southwest of Paris, is considered one of the finest examples in all France of the Gothic architecture style of architecture....
, with its magnificent stained-glass windows.

Miscellaneous topics

The media in Eure-et-Loir include the following:
  • Daily newspapers: L'Écho Républicain, La République du Centre
  • Weekly newspapers: Horizon (agricultural journal), L'Action Républicaine, Le Perche, L'Écho de Brou
  • Local radio and TV stations: Radio Intensité (Châteaudun), RTV (Dreux), Radio Grand Ciel


See also

  • Cantons of the Eure-et-Loir department
  • Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department
  • Intercommunalities of the Eure-et-Loir department
  • Arrondissements of the Eure-et-Loir department


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