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Loir-et-Cher is a department in north-central France
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....
 named after the rivers Loir
Loir

The Loir is a river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir d?partement, north of Illiers-Combray....
 and Cher
Cher River

The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire River. Its source is in the Creuse d?partement in France, north-east of Crocq....
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Loir-et-Cher is a department in north-central France
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....
 named after the rivers Loir
Loir

The Loir is a river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir d?partement, north of Illiers-Combray....
 and Cher
Cher River

The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire River. Its source is in the Creuse d?partement in France, north-east of Crocq....
.

History

Loir-et-Cher 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 the former provinces 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....
 and Touraine
Touraine

The Touraine is a provinces of France of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, the Touraine was divided between the d?partement in Frances of Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher and Indre....
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Geography

Loir-et-Cher is part of the current region 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 Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir

Eure-et-Loir is a France departments of France, named after the Eure River and Loir River rivers....
, Loiret
Loiret

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

Indre is a departments of France in the center of France named after the Indre River.The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens....
, Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire

Indre-et-Loire is a Departments of France in west-central France named after the Indre River and the River Loire rivers....
, and Sarthe
Sarthe

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

Its main rivers are the Loire
Loire River

The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area....
, on which its prefecture (capital) Blois
Blois

Blois is a the capital of the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire River between Orl?ans and Tours....
 is situated, the Loir
Loir

The Loir is a river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir d?partement, north of Illiers-Combray....
 and the Cher
Cher River

The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire River. Its source is in the Creuse d?partement in France, north-east of Crocq....
.

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 Blois

    The Royal Ch?teau de Blois is located in the Loir-et-Cher d?partement in France in the Loire Valley, in France. The residence of several list of French monarchs, it is also the place where Joan of Arc went in 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to drive the English from Orl?ans....
  • Château de Chambord
    Château de Chambord

    The royal Ch?teau de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, Loir-et-Cher, France is one of the most recognizable ch?teaux in the world because of its very distinct Renaissance architecture#Renaissance Architecture in France Renaissance architecture that blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Italian structures....
  • Château de Chaumont
    Château de Chaumont

    The Ch?teau de Chaumont is a France castle. It was the first ch?teau at Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, France. It was built by Eudes II, Count of Blois, in the 10th century with the purpose of serving as a fortress to protect the Blois from attacks....
  • Château de Cheverny
    Château de Cheverny

    The Ch?teau de Cheverny is located at Cheverny, in the D?partement in France of Loir-et-Cher in the Loire Valley in France.The lands were purchased by Henri Hurault, comte de Cheverny, a lieutenant-general and military treasurer for Louis XI of France, whose descendent the marquis de Vibraye is the present owner....


See also

  • Cantons of the Loir-et-Cher department
  • Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department
  • Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department


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