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 (Jan. 2019)[1] | |
• 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 |
Centre-Val de Loire is one of the administrative regions of France. Its capital is Orléans but its largest city is Tours.
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).