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Loir-et-Cher

Located in Centre-Val de Loire, France Coordinates: 47°30′00″ N 1°30′00″ E

Map showing the location of Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher
Location in France
Population
328,953
329K
Elevation
127 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
96
listed under Loir-et-Cher
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
TUF Tours Val de Loire Airport59 km
PIS Poitiers-Biard Airport136 km

About Loir-et-Cher

Loir-et-Cher is a district. Location: Centre-Val de Loire, France. Population: 328,953.

From Wikipedia

Loir-et-Cher (; French: [lwaʁ e ʃɛʁ] ; lit. 'Loir and Cher') is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is named after two rivers which run through 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 328,543 in 2023.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
6,343 km²
Official website
departement41.fr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Loir-et-Cher

Population of Loir-et-Cher over time

Population of Loir-et-Cher over time
2015 333,050
2017 331,915
2018 330,248
2019 329,470
2020 329,357
2021 328,504
2022 328,953
2023 328,543

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Loir-et-Cher

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
May (68 mm)
Driest month
August (47 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Loir-et-Cher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°13°16°20°24°26°26°22°17°11°8°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°5°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)575650546850504759606560

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Loir-et-Cher

The nearest airport is Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), 59 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) (151 km). The nearest large city is Orléans, 54 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) Tours, Indre-et-Loire 59 kmwest
  • Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 136 kmsouthwest
  • Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne) 151 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Orléans Population: 116.3K 54 kmnortheast
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 61 kmwest
  • Le Mans Population: 144.5K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Population: 146.6K 147 kmnorth
  • Angers Population: 168.3K 155 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Loir-et-Cher

Within 100 km: 207 historic and cultural sites, 225 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Étang de Theillay Lake 18 kmE
  • Étang Perret Lake 5 kmSE
  • Étang de Beaumont Lake 21 kmE
  • Étang des Barons Lake 23 kmS

25–60 km203 places

  • Neuve River 55 kmSE
  • Étang de Mont Evray Lake 40 kmE
  • Étang des Landes Lake 37 kmSE
  • Étang de Galop Lake 34 kmE

60–100 km447 places

  • Étang de la Vallée Lake 78 kmNE
  • Étang du Val Joyeux Lake 88 kmW
  • Étang Turpin Lake 89 kmS
  • Étang du Sault Lake 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Loir-et-Cher

96 places

Mountains & nature8

Lakes, rivers & coasts28

Nature and heritage in Loir-et-Cher

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources