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Loiret 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 Loiret River
Loiret River

The Loiret River, in France, is a 12 km long left tributary to the Loire River. Its waters come from infiltrations from the Loire.Its course is completely within the Loiret d?partement in France, to which it gives its name....
.

Geography Loiret is part of 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 Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne

Seine-et-Marne is a France departments of France, named after the Seine River and Marne River rivers, and located in the ?le-de-France regions of France....
, Yonne
Yonne

Yonne is a France departments of France named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its Prefectures in France is Auxerre....
, Nièvre
Nièvre

Ni?vre is a departments of France in the center of France named after the Ni?vre ....
, Cher
Cher (département)

Cher is an administrative departments of France located in the centre of France. It is named after the Cher River....
, 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....
, and Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir

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

ans is a popular tourist destination
Tourist destination

A tourist destination is a city, town or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attraction or visitor attraction and possibly some "tourist trap"....
, with its cathedral of St.






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Loiret 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 Loiret River
Loiret River

The Loiret River, in France, is a 12 km long left tributary to the Loire River. Its waters come from infiltrations from the Loire.Its course is completely within the Loiret d?partement in France, to which it gives its name....
.

History


Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was 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 the former province 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....
.

Geography

Loiret is part of 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 Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne

Seine-et-Marne is a France departments of France, named after the Seine River and Marne River rivers, and located in the ?le-de-France regions of France....
, Yonne
Yonne

Yonne is a France departments of France named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its Prefectures in France is Auxerre....
, Nièvre
Nièvre

Ni?vre is a departments of France in the center of France named after the Ni?vre ....
, Cher
Cher (département)

Cher is an administrative departments of France located in the centre of France. It is named after the Cher River....
, 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....
, and Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir

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

Tourism

Orléans is a popular tourist destination
Tourist destination

A tourist destination is a city, town or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attraction or visitor attraction and possibly some "tourist trap"....
, with its cathedral of St. Croix.

See also

  • Cantons of the Loiret department
  • Communes of the Loiret department
  • Arrondissements of the Loiret department


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