Eure-et-Loir | |
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Coordinates: 48°20′N 01°25′E / 48.333°N 1.417°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Prefecture | Chartres |
Subprefectures | Châteaudun Dreux Nogent-le-Rotrou |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Christophe Le Dorven[1] (LR) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,880 km2 (2,270 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 431,277 |
• Rank | 58th |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 28 |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 15 |
Communes | 365 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Eure-et-Loir (French pronunciation: [œʁ‿e lwaʁ], locally: [øʁ‿e lwaʁ]) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.[3]