Centre-Val de Loire

Centre-Val de Loire Centre e Vau de Léger  (Occitan)
Region of France
The Loire river as it passes through Orléans
Flag Coat of arms
Country	France
Prefecture	Orléans
Departments	6 Cher Eure-et-Loir Indre Indre-et-Loire Loir-et-Cher Loiret
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.regioncentre-valdeloire.fr

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).

1. ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
2. ↑ INSEE. "Produits intérieurs bruts régionaux et valeurs ajoutées régionales de 1990 à 2012". Retrieved 2014-03-04.