Centre-Val de Loire
French administrative region / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Centre-Val de Loire is one of the administrative regions of France. Its capital is Orléans but its largest city is Tours.
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Centre-Val de Loire
Centre e Vau de Léger (Occitan) | |
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Country | France |
Prefecture | Orléans |
Departments | |
Government | |
• President of the Regional Council | François Bonneau (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 39,151 km2 (15,116 sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th |
Population | |
• Total | 2,573,180 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-CVL |
GDP (2012)[2] | Ranked 9th |
Total | €67.1 billion (US$86.3 bn) |
Per capita | €26,126 (US$33,603) |
NUTS Region | FR2 |
Largest city | Tours |
Website | www |
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It was formed in 2014 from the territories of three historical provinces: Touraine (Indre-et-Loire), Orléanais (Loiret, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher), and Berry (Cher, Indre).