Canton Of Vineuil
The Canton of Vineuil (french: canton de Vineuil, link=no) is a canton in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Vineuil. It consists of the following communes: # Blois (partly) # Cellettes # Cheverny # Chitenay #Cormeray # Cour-Cheverny #Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (, ), commonly known as Saint-Gervais, is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department The following is ... # Vineuil References Cantons of Loir-et-Cher {{LoirCher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into 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 ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its name is originated from two rivers which cross it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La Poste gave it the number 41. It had a population of 329,470 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 41 Loir-et-Cher INSEE History The department of Loir-et-Cher covers a territory which had a substantial population during the prehistoric period. However it was not until the that local inhabitants built various castles and other fortifications to enable them to withstand a series of invasions of[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vineuil, Loir-et-Cher
Vineuil () is a commune neighboring the city of Blois, in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire. Economy Vineuil is an economical and industrial center of the vicinity of Blois. Specialized mainly in tertiary industries, it is home to five industrial zones and shopping centers such as Auchan. Places * Marcel Carné Secondary School (''collège Marcel Carné'') * Notre Dame de Vineuil Elementary and Secondary School (''école et collège Notre-Dame de Vineuil'') * ''Les Noëls'' * ''Les Girards'' * Blois Valley Geography The commune is traversed by the river Cosson. 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): [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher
Cellettes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department, central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department * Château de Beauregard, Loire Valley, Château de Beauregard References Communes of Loir-et-Cher {{LoirCher-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cheverny
Cheverny () is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. It lies in the Loire Valley, about southeast of Blois. Population Sights The commune is the site of the Château de Cheverny. 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chitenay
Chitenay () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population Personalities *Denis Papin, physicist, mathematician, and inventor 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cormeray
Cormeray () 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cour-Cheverny
Cour-Cheverny () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region, France. The commune's land extends across the Loire Valley and across the Sologne region. Its inhabitants are known as Courchois. Toponymy * The name Cour-Cheverny has its origins in the vulgar Latin word, curtis, meaning farm. It seems likely, then, that the village of Cour-Cheverny was once a large piece of land belonging to the nearby village of Cheverny. *Over the years the village has had other names, such as Cour-en-Sologne, the name by which it was known up until the 19th century. * The church was mentioned in 1145 as belonging to the Abbey of Bourgmoyen. It came under the diocese of Chartres at the time. Cour-Cheverny would have been a curtis, or farm, near to the small town of Cheverny, which began to grow in size and importance in the 6th century. Sights * The Château of Sérigny, la Sistière, Beaumont, Chantreuil, les Murblins, and la Taurie. * La Borde is a renowned psychiat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (, ), commonly known as Saint-Gervais, is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |