Loir-et-Cher

Loir-et-Cher
Department
Prefecture building of the Loir-et-Cher department, in Blois
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Loir-et-Cher in France
Coordinates: 47°16′N 00°40′E / 47.267°N 0.667°E / 47.267; 0.667
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Département	4 March 1790
Prefecture	Blois
Subprefectures	Vendôme, Romorantin-Lanthenay
Government [1]
• President	Nicolas Perruchot
Area [2]
• Total	6,343.4 km2 (2,449.2 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	333,567
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym	Loir-et-Chériens
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-41
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	15
Communes	276
Website	Official website

Loir-et-Cher is a department in the centre of France in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is named after the Loir and the Cher, two rivers that flow through the department.

Its prefecture is Blois and there are two subprefectures at Romorantin-Lanthenay and Vendôme.

1. ↑ "Le Président" (in French). Conseil Départemental de Loir-et-Cher. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
2. ↑ "Département du Loir-et-Cher (41) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
3. ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 August 2017.