Centre-Val de Loire

Centre-Val de Loire
Region
The Loire river as it passes through Orléans
Flag Coat of arms
Country	France
Prefecture	Orléans
Departments	6 Cher (18) Eure-et-Loir (28) Indre (36) Indre-et-Loire (37) Loir-et-Cher (41) Loiret (45)
Government
• President of the Regional Council	François Bonneau (PS)
Area
• Total	39,151 km2 (15,116 sq mi)
• Rank	7th
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,573,303
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€78.343 billion
• Per capita	€30,500
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-CVL
NUTS Region	FR2
Largest city	Tours
Website	www.centre-valdeloire.fr

Centre-Val de Loire (/ˌvæl də ˈlwɑːr/, /ˌvɑːl-/, French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁə val də lwaʁ],^{[Notes 1]} lit. 'Centre-Loire Valley') or Centre Region (French: région Centre, [ʁeʒjɔ̃ sɑ̃tʁ]), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior of the country, with a population of 2,572,853 as of 2018. Its prefecture is Orléans, and its largest city is Tours.

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