However, Centre is not situated in the geographical centre of France (except the Cher department); the name was criticised as being too dull and nondescript.[citation needed] Proposed names for the region included Val de Loire after the Loire Valley (the main feature of the region) or Cœur de Loire (Heart of Loire).[citation needed] On 17 January 2015, as part of the reorganisation of French regions, the region's official name was changed to Centre-Val de Loire.[3]Val de Loire is associated with positive images of the Loire Valley, such as the châteaux, the gentle and refined lifestyle, wine, as well as the mild and temperate climate, all of which attract many tourists to the region. A new logo was also created.
Geographyedit
The regions Centre-Val de Loire and Île-de-France and their departments on the background of historical provinces
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 72.4 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 3.1% of French economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 25,200 euros or 84% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 99% of the EU average.[4]
An economic development agency, called Centréco, was created in 1994 by the Regional Council of Centre to promote the inflow of investments and the establishment of new businesses by French and foreign companies in the Centre region. This ensures a mission of economic promotion, international support to regional companies, and enhancement promotion of regional agrofood products via a regional signature, du Centre.
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This article is about an administrative region of France For other similarly named regions see Central Region disambiguation Centre Val de Loire ˌ v ae l d e ˈ l w ɑː r ˌ v ɑː l French pronunciation sɑ tʁe val de lwaʁ Notes 1 lit Centre Loire Valley or Centre Region French region Centre ʁeʒjɔ sɑ tʁ 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 Orleans and its largest city is Tours Centre Val de LoireRegionThe Loire river as it passes through OrleansFlagCoat of armsCountry FrancePrefectureOrleansDepartments6 Cher 18 Eure et Loir 28 Indre 36 Indre et Loire 37 Loir et Cher 41 Loiret 45 Government President of the Regional CouncilFrancois Bonneau PS Area Total39 151 km2 15 116 sq mi Rank7thPopulation 2021 1 Total2 573 303 Density66 km2 170 sq mi GDP 2 Total 78 343 billion Per capita 30 500Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST ISO 3166 codeFR CVLNUTS RegionFR2Largest cityToursWebsitewww wbr centre valdeloire wbr fr Contents 1 Naming and etymology 2 Geography 2 1 Departments 2 2 Largest cities 3 Economy 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksNaming and etymology edit nbsp Logo used until 2015 Like many contemporary regions of France the region of Centre Val de Loire was created from parts of historical provinces Touraine Orleanais and Berry First the name Centre was chosen by the government purely on the basis of geography in reference to its location in northwest central France the central part of the original French language area However Centre is not situated in the geographical centre of France except the Cher department the name was criticised as being too dull and nondescript citation needed Proposed names for the region included Val de Loire after the Loire Valley the main feature of the region or Cœur de Loire Heart of Loire citation needed On 17 January 2015 as part of the reorganisation of French regions the region s official name was changed to Centre Val de Loire 3 Val de Loire is associated with positive images of the Loire Valley such as the chateaux the gentle and refined lifestyle wine as well as the mild and temperate climate all of which attract many tourists to the region A new logo was also created Geography edit nbsp The regions Centre Val de Loire and Ile de France and their departments on the background of historical provinces Bordering six other regions Centre Val de Loire borders the most of all eighteen regions in France The bordering regions are Normandy on the northwest Ile de France on the northeast Bourgogne Franche Comte on the east Auvergne Rhone Alpes on the southeast Nouvelle Aquitaine on the southwest and Pays de la Loire on the west Departments edit Centre Val de Loire comprises six departments Cher Eure et Loir Indre Indre et Loire Loir et Cher and Loiret Largest cities edit Tours with 136 463 inhabitants 2018 Orleans with 116 238 inhabitants 2018 Bourges with 64 668 inhabitants 2018 Blois with 45 871 inhabitants 2018 Chateauroux with 43 442 inhabitants 2018 Chartres with 38 426 inhabitants 2018 Joue les Tours with 38 250 inhabitants 2018 Tours Metropole Val de Loire Dreux with 30 664 inhabitants 2018 Vierzon with 25 725 inhabitants 2018 Olivet with 22 168 inhabitants 2018 Orleans MetropoleEconomy edit nbsp Chateau de Chambord The gross domestic product GDP of the region was 72 4 billion euros in 2018 accounting for 3 1 of French economic output GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 25 200 euros or 84 of the EU27 average in the same year The GDP per employee was 99 of the EU average 4 An economic development agency called Centreco was created in 1994 by the Regional Council of Centre to promote the inflow of investments and the establishment of new businesses by French and foreign companies in the Centre region This ensures a mission of economic promotion international support to regional companies and enhancement promotion of regional agrofood products via a regional signature du Centre Gallery edit nbsp Blois nbsp Bourges nbsp Chartres nbsp Chateauroux nbsp Orleans nbsp ToursSee also editApremont sur Allier Gargilesse Dampierre Lavardin Montresor Saint Benoit du Sault Corroirie Louroux PrioryNotes edit In isolation Centre is pronounced sɑ tʁ References edit Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 EU regions by GDP Eurostat Retrieved 18 September 2023 Journal officiel of 17 January 2015 Legifrance in French 2015 01 17 Retrieved 2015 03 10 Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30 to 263 of the EU average in 2018 Eurostat Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 External links edit nbsp Media related to Centre Val de Loire at Wikimedia Commons Official website Centre on the road of the chateaux Official French website in English Centre at Curlie Website of the agency for promotion and economic development of the Centre Loire Valley region About France overview of the region and main attractions Experience Loire information on the region and its departments 47 30 N 1 45 E 47 500 N 1 750 E 47 500 1 750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Centre Val de Loire amp oldid 1217038151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
