Arrondissement of Blois facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Blois
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Location of Blois in Loir-et-Cher
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Communes | 94 |
| Prefecture | Blois |
| INSEE code | 411 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,238.9 km2 (864.4 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 173,125 |
| • Density | 77.3259/km2 (200.273/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Blois is a type of administrative area in France, similar to a district or county. It is located in the Loir-et-Cher department, which is part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. The main city, or capital, of this arrondissement is Blois.
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History of Blois Arrondissement
The Blois arrondissement was created in 1800. It became part of the Loir-et-Cher department when that department was first formed.
Geography of Blois Arrondissement
The Blois arrondissement is located in the central part of the Loir-et-Cher department. It is the second largest district in the department, covering about 2,239 square kilometers (864 square miles). However, it has the most people living in it, with 173,125 residents recorded in 2014.
It shares borders with several other areas. To the north, it borders the Eure-et-Loir department. To the northeast, it borders the Loiret department. The Romorantin-Lanthenay arrondissement is to its east and south. To the west, it borders the Indre-et-Loire department, and to the northwest, it borders the Vendôme arrondissement.
How Blois Arrondissement is Organized
This section explains how the Blois arrondissement is divided into smaller areas.
Cantons in Blois Arrondissement
In France, a canton is a small administrative area. After a reorganization of cantons in France, some cantons might include towns that belong to different arrondissements.
The cantons that are part of the Blois arrondissement are:
- La Beauce
- Blois-1
- Blois-2
- Blois-3 (partly)
- Chambord (partly)
- Onzain
- Vineuil
Communes in Blois Arrondissement
A commune is the smallest administrative division in France, similar to a town or a local council area. The Blois arrondissement has 94 communes. Here are some of them:
- Autainville
- Avaray
- Averdon
- Bauzy
- Beauce-la-Romaine
- Binas
- Blois
- Boisseau
- Bracieux
- Briou
- Candé-sur-Beuvron
- Cellettes
- Chailles
- Chambord
- Champigny-en-Beauce
- La Chapelle-Saint-Martin-en-Plaine
- La Chapelle-Vendômoise
- Chaumont-sur-Loire
- La Chaussée-Saint-Victor
- Cheverny
- Chitenay
- Conan
- Concriers
- Cormeray
- Courbouzon
- Cour-Cheverny
- Courmemin
- Cour-sur-Loire
- Crouy-sur-Cosson
- Épiais
- La Ferté-Saint-Cyr
- Fontaines-en-Sologne
- Fossé
- Françay
- Herbault
- Huisseau-sur-Cosson
- Josnes
- Lancôme
- Landes-le-Gaulois
- Lestiou
- Lorges
- La Madeleine-Villefrouin
- Marchenoir
- Marolles
- Maslives
- Maves
- Menars
- Mer
- Mesland
- Monteaux
- Monthou-sur-Bièvre
- Les Montils
- Montlivault
- Mont-près-Chambord
- Muides-sur-Loire
- Mulsans
- Neuvy
- Oucques la Nouvelle
- Le Plessis-l'Échelle
- Rhodon
- Rilly-sur-Loire
- Roches
- Saint-Bohaire
- Saint-Claude-de-Diray
- Saint-Cyr-du-Gault
- Saint-Denis-sur-Loire
- Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire
- Saint-Étienne-des-Guérets
- Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
- Saint-Laurent-des-Bois
- Saint-Laurent-Nouan
- Saint-Léonard-en-Beauce
- Saint-Lubin-en-Vergonnois
- Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommeray
- Sambin
- Santenay
- Séris
- Seur
- Suèvres
- Talcy
- Thoury
- Tour-en-Sologne
- Valaire
- Valencisse
- Valloire-sur-Cisse
- Veuzain-sur-Loire
- Vievy-le-Rayé
- Villebarou
- Villefrancœur
- Villeneuve-Frouville
- Villerbon
- Villermain
- Villexanton
- Vineuil
Largest Communes by Population
Here are the communes with the most inhabitants in the Blois arrondissement, based on 2014 data:
| Commune | Population (2014) |
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| Blois | 46,351 |
| Vineuil | 7,638 |
| Mer | 6,197 |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,489 |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,305 |
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 3,913 |
| Contres | 3,576 |
| Beauce la Romaine | 3,461 |
| Onzain | 3,456 |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,255 |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 3,216 |
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See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Blois para niños
