Loir-et-Cher

Loir-et-Cher
Details
Information
Number	41
Region	Centre
Prefecture	Blois
Subprefectures	Romorantin-Lanthenay Vendôme
Population  - Total (1999)  - Density	Ranked 69th 314,968 50 /km²
Area	6,343 km²
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	30
Communes	291
President of the general council	XX
Location

Loir-et-Cher is a French département. It is in the Centre region of north-central France, and was formed from parts of the old provinces of Orléanais and Touraine.

Its main waterways are the rivers Cher and the Loire on which the town of Blois, the préfecture (capital) of the département, is situated.

The département is the site of the Royal château of Blois, Château Cheverny, Château Chaumont, as well as the village of Chambord with its renowned Château de Chambord built by King François I.