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Eure-et-Loir
Coat of arms of the Eure-et-Loir department
Location
Location of Eure-et-Loir in France
Administration
Department number: 28
Region: Centre
Prefecture: Chartres
Subprefectures: Châteaudun
Dreux
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Arrondissements: 4
Cantons: 29
Communes: 403
President of the General Council: Albéric de Montgolfier
UMP
Statistics
Population Ranked 57th
 -2006 415,000
Population density: 71/km²
Land area¹: 5,880 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Centre is one of the 26 regions of France, located towards the northwest of the actual centre of the country A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Chartres is a town and commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France It is located 96 km southwest of Paris Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France. Dreux is a town and commune in northwest France, in the Eure-et-Loir département. Nogent-le-Rotrou is a commune in the west of the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 4 arrondissements of the Eure-et-Loir department are Arrondissement of Chartres, ( prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Eure-et-Loir department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 403 communes of the Eure-et-Loir département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
France

Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The Eure is a River in northern France, left tributary of the Seine. The Loir is a River in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River.

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History

Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an It was created from parts of Orléanais, Perche, and Chartrain. Orléanais is a former Province of France, around the cities of Orléans, Chartres, and Blois. Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and

Geography

Eure-et-Loir comprises the main part of the region of Beauce, politically it belongs to the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Essonne, Yvelines, Eure, Orne, and Sarthe. Beauce is a natural region in northern France, located between the Seine and Loire rivers France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Centre is one of the 26 regions of France, located towards the northwest of the actual centre of the country Loir-et-Cher is a department in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher. Loiret is a department in north-central France named after the Loiret River. Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. Eure is a department in the north of France named after the Eure River. Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. Sarthe (saʁt is a French department, 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, with its magnificent stained-glass windows. For the Blackford Oakes novel see Stained Glass (novel The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured Glass or to the art

Miscellaneous topics

The media in Eure-et-Loir include the following:

See also

External links


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