Center-Val de Loire

Center-Val de Loire
Basic data
Country	France
prefecture	Orleans
President of the Regional Council	François Bonneau ( PS )
population	2,576,252 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	65.8 inhabitants per km²
surface	39,151 km²
Departments	6th
Arrondissements	20th
Community associations	83
Cantons	99
Communities	1,758
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-CVL
Relief map of the Center-Val de Loire region

Center-Val de Loire [ sɑ̃tʁ val də lwaʁ ] ( German  " Center Loire Valley " ) is a region in central France , which consists of the departments Cher , Eure-et-Loir , Indre-et-Loire , Loir-et-Cher , Indre and Loiret . It has an area of ​​39,151 km² and 2,576,252 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The capital of the region is Orléans .

Until January 16, 2015, the region was only called Center .

geography

The region is located south of Paris , in the center of the northern half of France, and borders the regions of Île-de-France and Normandy in the north, the Pays de la Loire in the west, Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest , and Auvergne-Rhône in the south -Alpes and to the east with Bourgogne-Franche-Comté . The capital Orléans is located in the northeast of the region. Other important cities are Tours , Amboise and Blois . The region is traversed by the Loire, which, coming from the south, changes direction at Orléans and continues through Tours to the west.

coat of arms

Blazon : Azure, three (2; 1) golden lilies under a white solid tournament collar of a twelvefold white-red gestückten board surrounded.

history

The region roughly includes the historical landscapes of Orléanais , Berry and Touraine . The French kings owned Berry as early as the 11th century. The Touraine was also royal property from 1205. The capital Orléans is still associated with Joan of Arc , the "Maid of Orléans". The Orléanais was the last bastion of the French against the English during the Hundred Years War .

The region itself was formed in 1956 when France was divided into program regions . In 1972 she received the status of an établissement public under the direction of a regional prefect . The decentralization laws of 1982 gave the regions the status of collectivités territoriales ( local authorities ), which until then had only been enjoyed by the municipalities and the départements. 1986 the regional council of the region was elected for the first time by direct election. Since then, the region's powers vis-à-vis the central government in Paris have been gradually expanded. In 2000, the current flowing through the region has been Loire between the cities of Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes because of numerous there locks for World Heritage of UNESCO explained.

Controversial identity

The history of the Center-Val de Loire region is shaped by a problematic identity that stems from the various historical provinces (Berry - Orléanais - Touraine). At first there were differences because of the choice of the capital, then because of the choice of name.

Orléans was chosen as the capital in 1964, although Tours was more populous. The background to this was the rivalry between Jean Royer , Mayor of Tours, and Michel Debré , Mayor of Amboise; the last named stood up for Orléans. This incident created tension between these two cities.

In 1956 the name Région Center was chosen by the Ministry of the Interior , which caused discussion because this name did not allow identification. Even if Center preferred neither one nor the other historical province, the reason for the naming was rather obscure, since the region is not in the center of France. In 1990 the regional council tried to find a more meaningful name for home and abroad. Four proposals were made: Val de France (“Valley of France”), Val de Loire (“Loire Valley”), Cœur de France (“Heart of France”) and Center-Val-de-Loire (“Center Loire Valley”). In autumn 1994 the MEPs chose Center-Val-de-Loire . However, the law required the consent of all other regions to change the name of one region. The President of the Région Pays de la Loire refused this because of the use of the name of the Loire, whereby the name change did not come about. It was only with the reform of the regions in 2015 that the region was officially renamed Center-Val de Loire .

Cities

The most populous cities in the Center-Val de Loire region are:

city	Inhabitants (year)	Department
Tours	135,787 (2017)	Indre-et-Loire
Orleans	116,685 (2017)	Loiret
Bourges	64,551 (2017)	Cher
Blois	46,086 (2017)	Loir-et-Cher
Chateauroux	43,741 (2017)	Indre
Chartres	38,578 (2017)	Eure-et-Loir
Joué-lès-Tours	37,893 (2017)	Indre-et-Loire
Dreux	31,044 (2017)	Eure-et-Loir
Vierzon	25,903 (2017)	Cher
Fleury-les-Aubrais	21,026 (2017)	Loiret

politics

Political structure

The Center-Val de Loire region is divided into six departments:

OZ	= Ordinal number of the department	Arr.	= Number of arrondissements	According to	= Number of municipalities
W.	= Coat of arms of the department	Kant.	= Number of cantons
ISO	= ISO-3166-2 code	GV	= Number of municipal associations

OZ	W.	Department	prefecture	ISO	Arr.	GV	Kant.	According to	Residents January 1, 2017	Area (km²)	Density (inh / km²)
18th		Cher	Bourges	FR-18	3	19th	19th	287	304.256	7,235	42
28		Eure-et-Loir	Chartres	FR-28	4th	12	15th	365	433.233	5,880	74
36		Indre	Chateauroux	FR-36	4th	15th	13	241	222,232	6,791	33
37		Indre-et-Loire	Tours	FR-37	3	11	19th	272	606.511	6.127	99
41		Loir-et-Cher	Blois	FR-41	3	15th	12	267	331.915	6.343	52
45		Loiret	Orleans	FR-45	3	16	21st	326	678.105	6,775	100
total					20th	83	99	1,758	2,576,252	39,157	66

Arrondissements in the Center-Val de Loire region

Cantons in the Center-Val de Loire region

Associations of municipalities in the Center-Val de Loire region

Regional council

Result of the election of the regional council on December 13, 2015:

• List François Bonneau (Union de la Gauche from PS , PRG and EELV ): 35.42% = 364,217 votes, 40 seats
• List Philippe Vigier (Union de la Droite from LR and UDI ): 34.58% = 355,628 votes, 20 seats
• List Philippe Loiseau ( FN ): 30.00% = 308,432 votes, 17 seats

See also : List of Presidents of the Regional Council of Center-Val de Loire since 1986

economy

In 2017, the regional gross domestic product per inhabitant, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards , was 87.37% of the EU-28 average .

See also

• List of presidents of the Regional Council of Center-Val de Loire since 1986

Web links

Wiktionary: Center  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Official website of the Center-Val de Loire region (French)
• Prefecture of the Center-Val de Loire region (French)
• Rendez-vous in Center Val de Loire - Loire Valley of the Castles . Official website for tourism in France (German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Law 2015-29 of January 16, 2015 , published in the Journal Officiel of January 17, 2015
2. ↑ Pierre Falga, Michel Feltin: Deux villes, deux stratégies. In: L'Express . March 6, 2003, accessed March 6, 2016 (French). 
3. ^ Thibaut Milieu: En quête d'identité. In: Le Monde diplomatique. December 2001, accessed March 6, 2016 (French). 
4. ↑ Article 2-V of Law no 2015-29 of January 16, 2015. January 17, 2015, accessed on March 6, 2016 (French): "À compter de la publication de la présente loi, la region Center est dénommée" Center -Val de Loire ». Dans l'ensemble des dispositions législatives en vigueur, les références à la région Center sont remplacées par les références à la région Center - Val-de-Loire. " 
5. ↑ Résultats régionales 2015 on linternaute.com, accessed on January 11, 2016
6. ↑ Eurostat regional yearbook 2017. In: ec.europa.eu . Retrieved April 3, 2018.

Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '  N , 1 ° 33'  E