Ville de Blois | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ville de Blois  | |
  Ville de Blois  Ville de Blois | |
| Coordinates: 47°35′38″N 1°19′41″E / 47.5939°N 1.3281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Blois |
| Canton | Blois-1, 2 and 3 and Vineuil |
| Intercommunality | CA Blois Agglopolys |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Gricourt[1] (PS) |
| Area 1 | 37.46 km2 (14.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 46,813 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bloisian French: Blésois(e) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41018 /41000 |
| Elevation | 63–135 m (207–443 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Blois (/blwɑː/ BLWAH; French: [blwa] ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France,[3] on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours.[4]
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the department, and the 4th of the region.
Historically, the city was the capital of the County of Blois, created on 832 until its integration into the Royal domain in 1498, when Count Louis II of Orléans became King Louis XII of France. During the Renaissance, Blois was the official residence of the King of France.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Blois | Loire Valley | France". experienceloire.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.