Blois
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Blois | |
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 Panoramic view of Blois on the Loire River | |
  Blois Location within Centre-Val de Loire region Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 510: Unable tae find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/France Centre" disnae exist. | |
| 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 |
| Canton | Blois-1, 2 and 3 and Vineuil |
| Intercommunality | Blois |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Gricourt (PS) |
| Area 1 | 37.46 km2 (14.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-01-01)2 | 47,524 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bloisian French: Blésois(e) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41018 /41000 |
| Elevation | 63–135 m (207–443 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
| 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. | |
Blois (French pronunciation: [blwa] (
listen)) is the caipital ceety o Loir-et-Cher depairtment in Centre-Val de Loire, Fraunce, locatit on the banks o the lawer river Loire between Orléans an Tours.