EURE-ET-LOIR

'Eure-et-Loir' is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Tourism

Miscellaneous topics

See also

External links

History

Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of Orléanais, Perche, and Chartrain.

Geography

Eure-et-Loir comprises the main part of the region of Beauce, politically it belongs to the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Essonne, Yvelines, Eure, Orne, and Sarthe.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called ''Euréliens''.

Tourism

The most important tourist attraction is the cathedral of Chartres, with its magnificent stained-glass windows.

Miscellaneous topics

The media in Eure-et-Loir include the following:

★ Daily newspapers: ''L'Écho Républicain'', ''La République du Centre''

★ Weekly newspapers: Horizon (agricultural journal), ''L'Action Républicaine'', ''Le Perche'', ''L'Écho de Brou''

★ Local radio and TV stations: Radio Intensité (Châteaudun), RTV (Dreux), Radio Grand Ciel

See also

★ Cantons of the Eure-et-Loir department

★ Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

★ Arrondissements of the Eure-et-Loir department

External links

★ Conseil Général website

★ Prefecture website

★ Tourism website
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