Eure-et-Loir
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| Coat of Arms of Eure-et-Loir | |
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| 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. | |
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.
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History
Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of Orléanais, Perche, and Chartrain.
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.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Euréliens.
Politics
The President of the General Council is Albéric de Montgolfier of the Union for a Popular Movement.
| Party | seats | |
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| • | Union for a Popular Movement | 10 |
| Socialist Party | 8 | |
| Miscellaneous Left | 1 | |
| • | Miscellaneous Right | 7 |
| • | New Centre | 2 |
| Left Radical Party | 1 | |
| • | MoDem | 1 |
Tourism
The most important tourist attraction is the cathedral of Chartres, 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Eure-et-Loir |
- (French) General Conseil website
- (French) Prefecture website
- (English) Eure-et-Loir at the Open Directory Project
- (French) Tourism website
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