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Région Centre

Détails
Information
Capital: Orléans
Population


 - Total


 - Density


2 440 329 ( 1999)


62 /km²
Area39 151 km²
Arrondissements20
Cantons198
Communes1 842
President of the
regional council
Michel Sapin
Départements
Cher (18)
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Indre (36)
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Loiret (45)
Location

Centre (Val de Loire) is a region of France which includes six departments:


Geography

The region is surrounded by the regions of AuvergneAuvergne Region Details Information Capital Clermont-Ferrand Population Total ( 1999) Density 1,308,878 50 /km² Area 26,013 km² Arrondissements14 Cantons158 Communes1,310 President of the regional council Pierre-Joel Bonte(since April 2004) Departements A, Bourgogne, Ile-de-France, Limousin, Basse-Normandie, Haute-Normandie, Pays-de-la-Loire, and Poitou-Charentes.

It includes the rich, fertile valleys of the Loire River and its tributaries named in the names of the departments.

It is known for its many châteaux, which attract many tourists to the region.


Regions of France
Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Lower Normandy | Burgundy | Brittany | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-Comté | Upper Normandy | Île-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrénées | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur | Rhône-Alpes
Overseas Departments
Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | Réunion

Regions of France





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