Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir (, locally: ) is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.department
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Government and military
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in northern
France
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Toury station Toury is a railway station in Toury, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The station was opened on 5 May 1843, and is located on the Paris–Bordeaux railway line, about 90 km outside Paris.
The station is served by regional trains (TER Centre-Val de ...
has rail connections to Orléans, Étampes and Paris.
Population
History
On 31 October 1908
Louis Blériot
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot ( , also , ; 1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of th ...
succeeded in making a cross-country flight, making a round trip from Toury to
Artenay
Artenay () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Artenay station has rail connections to Orléans, Étampes and Paris.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Loiret department
The following is the list of the 325 commun ...
and back, a total distance of 28 km (17 mi). This was not the first cross-country flight by a narrow margin, since Henri Farman had flown from Bouy to Rheims, the preceding day.