Loiret

French depairtment

Loiret (French pronunciation: ​[lwaʁɛ]) is a depairtment in north-central Fraunce.

Loiret
Prefectur biggin o the Loiret depairtment, in Orléans
Prefectur biggin o the Loiret depairtment, in Orléans
Banner o Loiret
Banner
Coat of airms o Loiret
Coat airms
Location o Loiret in Fraunce
Location o Loiret in Fraunce
Coordinates: 47°55′N 02°10′E / 47.917°N 2.167°E / 47.917; 2.167Coordinates: 47°55′N 02°10′E / 47.917°N 2.167°E / 47.917; 2.167
KintraFraunce
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
PrefecturOrléans
SubprefectursMontargis
Pithiviers
Govrenment
 • Preses o the General CooncilEric Doligé (UMP)
Area
 • Total6775 km2 (2,616 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total647,733
 • Rank35t
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Depairtment nummer45
Arrondissements3
Cantons21
Communes334
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2