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Arrondissements Of The Loir-et-Cher Department
The 3 arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department are: # Arrondissement of Blois, (prefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department: Blois) with 93 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 150,805 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay, (subprefecture: Romorantin-Lanthenay) with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,145 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Vendôme, (subprefecture: Vendôme) with 100 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 69,819 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Blois, Romorantin and Vendôme were established. The arrondissement of Romorantin was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943. In 2007 the arrondissement of Blois lost the canton of Saint-Aignan to the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay. The borders of the arrondissements of Loir-et-Cher were modified in January 2017: * 17 communes from the arrondissement of Blois to the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay * two communes from the arrondis ...
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Departement Loir-et-Cher Arrondissement 2019
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, administrative regions and the communes of France, communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements of France, arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons of France, cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( [sing.], [plur.]). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( [sing.] [plur.]). Each ...
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Arrondissement Of Romorantin-Lanthenay
The arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay is an arrondissement of France in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 74 communes. Its population is 112,145 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay are: #Angé (41002) #Billy (41016) #Chaon (41036) # La Chapelle-Montmartin (41038) # Châteauvieux (41042) #Châtillon-sur-Cher (41043) #Châtres-sur-Cher (41044) # Chaumont-sur-Tharonne (41046) #Chémery (41049) #Chissay-en-Touraine (41051) # Choussy (41054) #Le Controis-en-Sologne (41059) # Couddes (41062) #Couffy (41063) #Courmemin (41068) # Dhuizon (41074) #Faverolles-sur-Cher (41080) # La Ferté-Beauharnais (41083) #La Ferté-Imbault (41084) # Fresnes (41094) # Gièvres (41097) # Gy-en-Sologne (41099) # Lamotte-Beuvron (41106) # Langon-sur-Cher (41110) # Lassay-sur-Croisne (41112) # Loreux (41118) # Maray (41122) # Marcilly-en-Gault (41125) #Mareuil-sur-Cher (41126) # ...
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Courmemin
Courmemin () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loir-et-Cher {{LoirCher-geo-stub ...
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Arrondissement Of Romorantin-Lanthenay
The arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay is an arrondissement of France in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 74 communes. Its population is 112,145 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Romorantin-Lanthenay are: #Angé (41002) #Billy (41016) #Chaon (41036) # La Chapelle-Montmartin (41038) # Châteauvieux (41042) #Châtillon-sur-Cher (41043) #Châtres-sur-Cher (41044) # Chaumont-sur-Tharonne (41046) #Chémery (41049) #Chissay-en-Touraine (41051) # Choussy (41054) #Le Controis-en-Sologne (41059) # Couddes (41062) #Couffy (41063) #Courmemin (41068) # Dhuizon (41074) #Faverolles-sur-Cher (41080) # La Ferté-Beauharnais (41083) #La Ferté-Imbault (41084) # Fresnes (41094) # Gièvres (41097) # Gy-en-Sologne (41099) # Lamotte-Beuvron (41106) # Langon-sur-Cher (41110) # Lassay-sur-Croisne (41112) # Loreux (41118) # Maray (41122) # Marcilly-en-Gault (41125) #Mareuil-sur-Cher (41126) # ...
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Vendôme
Vendôme (, ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest Communes of France, commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019). It is one of the main towns along the river Loir. The river divides itself at the entrance of Vendôme, intersecting it into numerous different arms. The town has a rich Middle Ages, medieval history and many historical monuments. History Vendôme (in la, Vindocinum) appears originally to have been a Gaul, Gallic , replaced later by a feudal castle, around which the modern town arose. Christianity was introduced by in the 5th century, and the important abbey of the Trinity (which claimed to possess a tear shed by Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus) was founded about 1030. When the reign of the House of Capet began, Vendôme formed the chief town of a county belonging to Bouchard, called "the Venerable", who died in the monastery of in 1 ...
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Subprefectures In France
In France, a subprefecture (french: sous-préfecture) is the commune which is the administrative centre of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department. The term also applies to the building that houses the administrative headquarters for an arrondissement."Sous-préfectures : l'État à proximité"
Senate (in French). The civil servant in charge of a subprefecture is the subprefect, assisted by a general secretary. ...
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Arrondissement Of Vendôme
The Arrondissement of Vendôme (french: arrondissement de Vendôme, link=no) is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France, located in the Loir-et-Cher departments of France, departement, administrative regions of France, region of Centre-Val de Loire. It has 100 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 69,819 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Vendôme, and their INSEE codes, are: #Ambloy (41001) #Areines (41003) #Artins (41004) #Authon, Loir-et-Cher, Authon (41007) #Azé, Loir-et-Cher, Azé (41010) #Baillou (41012) #Beauchêne, Loir-et-Cher, Beauchêne (41014) #Bonneveau (41020) #Bouffry (41022) #Boursay (41024) #Brévainville (41026) #Busloup (41028) #Cellé (41030) #La Chapelle-Enchérie (41037) #La Chapelle-Vicomtesse (41041) #Chauvigny-du-Perche (41048) #Choue (41053) #Cormenon (41060) #Couëtron-au-Perche (41248) #Coulommiers-la-Tour (41065) #Crucheray (41072) #Danzé (41073) #Droué (41075) ...
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Romorantin-Lanthenay
Romorantin-Lanthenay (), commonly known as Romorantin, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the capital city of the natural region of Sologne. History The current commune is the result of the merger, on 29 May 1961, of the former communes of Romorantin and Lanthenay. Transportation Romorantin is served by the A85 autoroute and the TER Centre-Val de Loire regional rail network ( Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent). Population The population data given in the table and graph below for 1954 and earlier refer to the former commune of Romorantin. Personalities * Martha Broissier was made famous around the year of 1578 for her feigned demonic possession. * Nassira El Moaddem, journalist, TV presenter and writer. Sites and tourism The city hosts the Museum of Sologne. Sologne is a region in North-Central France, well known for its forest. Sport Between 6 July and 22 July 2007 Sologne Aerodrome was used for ...
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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Arrondissements Of France
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. Municipal arrondissement A municipal arrondissement (, pronounced ), is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities: Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as an "arrondissement," they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are groupin ...
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Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. 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. History Pre-history Since 2013, excavations have been conducted by French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (''INRAP'' in French) in Vienne where they found evidence of "one or several camps of late Prehistory hunter-gatherers, who were also fishermen since fishing traps were found there.. ..They were ancestors of the famous Neolithic farmer-herders, who were present in current France around 6,000 BC ...
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Prefectures In France
In France, a prefecture (french: préfecture) may be: * the ''chef-lieu de département'', the commune in which the administration of a department is located; * the ''chef-lieu de région'', the commune in which the administration of a region is located; * the jurisdiction of a prefecture; * the official residence or headquarters of a prefect. Although the administration of departments and regions is distinct, a regional prefect is '' ex officio'' prefect of the department in which the regional prefecture is located. The officeholder has authority upon the other prefects in the region on a range of matters. Role of the prefecture There are 101 prefectures in France, one for each department. The official in charge is the prefect (french: préfet). The prefecture is an administration that belongs to the Ministry of the Interior; it is therefore in charge of the delivery of identity cards, driving licenses, passports, residency and work permits for foreigners, vehicle registration, ...
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