Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir (French pronunciation: [œʁ‿e lwaʁ], locally: [øʁ‿e lwaʁ]) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.
Eure-et-Loir | |
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Hôtel de Ligneris (1795), Prefecture building of the Eure-et-Loir department, in Chartres | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Eure-et-Loir in France | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′N 01°25′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Prefecture | Chartres |
| Subprefectures | Châteaudun Dreux Nogent-le-Rotrou |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Christophe Le Dorven (LR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,880 km2 (2,270 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 431,277 |
| • Rank | 58th |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 28 |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 15 |
| Communes | 365 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
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