Last modified: 2005-02-26 by ivan sache
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Code: 45
Region: Centre
Traditional provinces:
Orléanais,
Berry,
Ile-de-France
Bordering departments: Cher,
Eure-et-Loir,
Loir-et-Cher,
Nièvre,
Seine-et-Marne,
Yonne, Essonne
Area: 6,775 km2
Population (1995): 609,300 inhabitants
Préfecture:
Orléans
Sous-préfectures: Montargis, Pithiviers
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 41 cantons, 334 communes.
The department is named after the river Loiret (12 km), which is a reappearance of Loire.