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About
the Centre Region
Population
AREA
DEPARTMENTS
(Ranked 9th
)
2505000 (2006)
64/km˛
2505000 (2006)
64/km˛
39151
Km˛
Capital Orleans
Cher
Eure et Loir
Indre
Indre et Loire
Loire et Cher
Loiret
Eure et Loir
Indre
Indre et Loire
Loire et Cher
Loiret
Chantres
Cathedral
The Centre
region is dominated by the Loire valley. The River Loire, France's longest
river, 1020kms which flows east to west starting in the mountains just south of
St.Etienne and enteres the Atlantic in the Loire atlantique department.
The Loire has many tributaries including, Indre,Cher, Beuvron, Sauldre, Allier, Sevre, Erdre, Eure, Layon, Loir, loiret, Saribe and Sologne
The highest piont is Mount St.Marien in the Cher Department
The Centre region is famous not only for it's chateaux, but for it's medieval and renaissance achitechture. Two of France's finest gothic cathedrals are at Chartres and Bourges. Also of note is the cathral at Tours
The Loire has many tributaries including, Indre,Cher, Beuvron, Sauldre, Allier, Sevre, Erdre, Eure, Layon, Loir, loiret, Saribe and Sologne
The highest piont is Mount St.Marien in the Cher Department
The Centre region is famous not only for it's chateaux, but for it's medieval and renaissance achitechture. Two of France's finest gothic cathedrals are at Chartres and Bourges. Also of note is the cathral at Tours