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Centre-Val de Loire (/ ˌ v æ l d ə ˈ l w ɑː r, ˌ v ɑː l-/; French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁə val də lwaʁ], [Notes 1] lit. ' Centre-Loire Valley ') or Centre Region (French: région Centre, [ʁeʒjɔ̃ sɑ̃tʁ]), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France.
The Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire, pronounced [vale də la lwaʁ]), spanning 280 kilometres (170 mi), [1] is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire. The area of the Loire Valley comprises about 800 square kilometres (310 ...
Chenonceaux (French pronunciation: [ʃənɔ̃so] ⓘ) is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The castle and its flower gardens. It is situated in the valley of the river Cher, a tributary of the Loire, [3] about 26 km (16 mi) east of Tours and on the right bank of the Cher.
Centre-Val de Loire [4] Centre-Val de Loire: 24 Orléans: Located in north-central France; straddles the middle of the Loire Valley: Champagne-Ardenne: Champagne-Ardenne: 21 Châlons-en-Champagne: Former province of Champagne: Corsica: Corse: 94 Ajaccio: Franche-Comté: Franche-Comté: Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté Arpitan: Franche-Comtât ...
The Château de Chenonceau (French: [ʃɑto də ʃənɔ̃so]) is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. [1] It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley. [2] The estate of Chenonceau is first mentioned in writing in the 11th century. [3]
Tours (/ t ʊər / TOOR, French: ⓘ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire.The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 516,973.
Chinon (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. [3]The traditional province around Chinon, Touraine, became a favorite resort of French kings and their nobles beginning in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Chartres (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about 90 km (56 mi) [ 4 ] southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as defined by the INSEE ), [ 3 ] 38,534 of whom lived in the city ...