Blois
Blois (French pronunciation: [blwɑ]) is a ceety an the caipital o Loir-et-Cher depairtment in central Fraunce, situatit on the banks o the lawer river Loire atween Orléans an Tours.
| Blois | ||
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 Panoramic view o Blois on the Loire River | ||
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  Blois Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Blois | ||
| Coordinates: 47°35′38″N 1°19′41″E / 47.5939°N 1.3281°ECoordinates: 47°35′38″N 1°19′41″E / 47.5939°N 1.3281°E | ||
| Kintra | Fraunce | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Depairtment | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Blois | |
| Intercommunality | Blois | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marc Gricourt (PS) | |
| Area1 | 37.46 km2 (14.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 46,013 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41018 /41000 | |
| Elevation |
63–135 m (207–443 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) | |
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1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | ||
Internaitional relationsEedit
Blois is twinned wi:
Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany, syne 30 Juin 1963- Weimar, Germany, syne 18 Februar 1995
Lewes, Unitit Kinrick, syne 30 Juin 1963[1]
Sighişoara, Romanie, syne 18 November 1995
Urbino, Italy, syne 1 Mey 2003 ("friendship protocol")
Huế, Vietnam, syne 23 Mey 2007
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived frae the oreeginal on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.