Bloisian (''Blésois'' in French) is a natural region of France located around the city of Blois (

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 P ...

). This term also refers to the locals living there. Historically, Bloisian was part of the County of Blois, and from

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part of the

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province.

Situation

This natural region is located in the center of the

department. With

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, Val de Loire tourangeau and

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, it is part of a larger natural region called Val de Loire. Bloisian is between the following natural regions: * In the North,

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and

; * In the East,

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; * In the South, Val de Loire tourangeau; * In the East, Gâtine tourangelle.

Terminology

The word “Bloisian” comes from the city of Blois, whose name was firstly given by Romans to the surroundings as ''

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'' ''Blesensi'', and seems to derivate itself from the

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word ''bleiz'', meaning “

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”. As a result, Bloisian was originally the “land of wolves”, even though this animal disappeared in this region. By analogy, this refers to a local

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too. The French term is “Blésois”, but the former “Blaisois” was once correct, but it has to be avoided since it can be confused with the Blaise river surroundings.

Local wild fauna

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References

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