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Eure-et-Loir (ör-ā-lwär), department (1990 pop. 399,700), N France. Chartres is the capital.


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Eure-et-Loir
Coat of Arms of Eure-et-Loir
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.

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
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

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Coordinates: 48°20′N 01°25′E / 48.333°N 1.417°E / 48.333; 1.417


 
 
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