Eure-et-Loir

**Eure-et-Loir** is a department in north-central France in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is named after the two main rivers that flow through the department: Eure and Loir.

Its prefecture is Chartres and there are three subprefectures: Châteaudun, Dreux and Nogent-le-Rotrou.

## History

The department is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790. The department was created mainly from parts of the former provinces of _Orléanais_ (Beauce) and _Maine_ (Perche), but also parts of the old _Île-de-France_.

The new department had six districts: Chartres, Châteaudun, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Dreux, Janville and Nogent-le-Rotrou. The capital (now prefecture) was Chartres.

In 1800, with the creation of the _arrondissements_ in France, the six districts were changed into four _arrondissements_: Chartres, Châteaudun, Dreux and Nogent-le-Rotrou.

On 10 September 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Nogent-le-Rotrou was eliminated but in 1943 Nogent-le-Rotrou became again an _arrondissement_ of the department.

## Geography

Eure-et-Loir is part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has an area of .

The department is bordered by the 7 departments in 4 regions:

- Centre-Val de Loire region
    - Loiret
    - Loir-et-Cher
- Île-de-France region
    - Essonne
    - Yvelines
- Pays de la Loire region
    - Sarthe
- Normandy region
    - Eure
    - Orne

The highest point of the department is the _Butte de Rougemont_ (), in the _commune_ of Vichères, and that is  above sea level.

The rivers in the department are in two watersheds:
- The watershed of the Seine to the north of the department, with its tributary the Eure river.
- The watershed of the Loire river to the south of the department, with its tributary the Loir river.

### Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Chartres is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Marine West Coast Climate) and of the subtype **Cfb**.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Chartres is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Chartres is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

## Administration

The department is managed by the _Departmental Council of the Eure-et-Loir_ in Chartres. Eure-et-Loir is part of the region of Centre-Val de Loire.

### Administrative divisions

There are 4 _arrondissements_ (districts), 15 _cantons_ and 375 _communes_ (municipalities) in Eure-et-Loir.
|INSEE code !!Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! width=60px | Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density <small>(Inh./km²)</small> !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|281|Chartres|Chartres|207,869|2,129.5||151|
|282|Châteaudun|Châteaudun|59,794|1,438.8||64|
|283|Dreux|Dreux|129,431|1,500.5||108|
|284|Nogent-le-Rotrou|Nogent-le-Rotrou|36,668|811.1||52|

The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Eure-et-Loir department, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

- Anet <small>(2801)</small>
- Auneau <small>(2802)</small>
- Brou <small>(2803)</small>
- Chartres-1 <small>(2804)</small>
- Chartres-2 <small>(2805)</small>
- Chartres-3 <small>(2806)</small>
- Châteaudun <small>(2807)</small>
- Dreux-1 <small>(2808)</small>
- Dreux-2 <small>(2809)</small>
- Épernon <small>(2810)</small>
- Illiers-Combray <small>(2811)</small>
- Lucé <small>(2812)</small>
- Nogent-le-Rotrou <small>(2813)</small>
- Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets <small>(2814)</small>
- Voves <small>(2815)</small>

## Demographics

The inhabitants of Eure-et-Loir are known, in French, as _Euréliens_ (women: _Euréliennes_).

Eure-et-Loir has a population, in 2014, of 433,762, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Chartres, with 207,869 inhabitants, is by far the largest.

**Evolution of the population in Eure-et-Loir**

The main cities in the department are:

|City|Population <small>(2014)</small>|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Chartres|38,728|Chartres|
|Dreux|31,191|Dreux|
|Lucé|16,240|Chartres|
|Châteaudun|13,264|Châteaudun|
|Vernouillet|12,415|Dreux|
|Mainvilliers|10,558|Chartres|
|Nogent-le-Rotrou|10,130|Nogent-le-Rotrou|
|Luisant|6,710|Chartres|
|Lèves|5,671|Chartres|
|Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien|5,543|Chartres|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Eure-et-Loir department
- Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

## Other websites

- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Eure-et-Loir
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Préfecture d'Eure-et-Loir, Hôtel de Ligneris (1795), Chartres (France).JPG
- **image alt**: Prefecture building of the Eure-et-Loir department
- **image caption**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture building of the Eure-et-Loir department, in Chartres.
- **image flag**: Flag of Eure-et-Loir.svg
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Eure-et-Loir.svg
- **shield size**: 70
- **image map**: Eure-et-Loir-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Eure-et-Loir in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Centre-Val de Loire
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 4 March 1790
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Chartres
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Châteaudun
- **p2**: Dreux
- **p3**: Nogent-le-Rotrou
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Albéric de Montgolfier
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 5880.0
- **population total**: 433762
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Euréliens
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 4
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 15
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 375
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-28
- **website**: [http://www.eurelien.fr/ Official website]