Blois
Appearance
Blois | |
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Coordinates: 47°35′38″N 1°19′41″E / 47.5939°N 1.3281°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loir-et-Cher |
Arrondissement | Blois |
Intercommunality | Blois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Marc Gricourt (PS) |
Area 1 | 37.46 km2 (14.46 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 45,903 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 41018 /41000 |
Elevation | 63–135 m (207–443 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Blois is a city in France on the Loire river, the prefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department.
It is very famous for its Renaissance chateau which was for many years a royal residence.
Castle
[change | change source]Twin towns
[change | change source]These are the twin towns of Blois:
Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
Weimar, Germany
Lewes, United Kingdom
Sighişoara, Romania
Urbino, Italy
Huế, Vietnam
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
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