Editing Loiret (section)

{{short description|Department in Centre-Val de Loire, France}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Loire (department)]], a department in east-central France}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Loiret
| native_name             = 
| native_name_lang        = fr<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| type                    = [[Departments of France|Department of France]]
| image_skyline           = Hôtel Préfecture Loiret - Orléans (FR45) - 2022-07-16 - 2.jpg
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] building in [[Orléans]]
| image_flag              = Drapeau fr département Loiret.svg
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| image_shield            = Blason département fr Loiret.svg
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| image_map               = Loiret-Position.svg
| map_alt                 = 
| map_caption             = Location of Loiret in France
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| coordinates             = {{coord|47|55|N|02|10|E|region:FR_type:adm2nd_scale:1000000_source:frwiki|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint           = 
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = France
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of France|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Centre-Val de Loire]]
| established_title       = 
| established_date        = 
| founder                 = 
| seat_type               = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]]
| seat                    = [[Orléans]]
| parts_type              = [[Subprefectures in France|Subprefectures]]
| parts_style             = para
| p1                      = [[Montargis]]<br>[[Pithiviers]]
| government_footnotes    = 
| leader_party            = [[Union of Democrats and Independents|UDI]]
| leader_title            = [[List of presidents of departmental councils (France)|President of the Departmental Council]]
| leader_name             = Marc Gaudet<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/601ef073-d986-4582-8e1a-ed14dc857fba|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
| unit_pref               = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_magnitude          = 
| area_footnotes          = {{ref|area|1}}
| area_total_km2          = 6775
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| population_total        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
| population_as_of        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_footnotes    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes2}}
| population_rank         = [[List of French departments by population|37th]]
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| blank_name_sec1         = [[Departments of France|Department number]]
| blank_info_sec1         = 45
| blank_name_sec2         = [[Arrondissements of France|Arrondissements]]
| blank_info_sec2         = [[arrondissements of the Loiret department|3]]
| blank1_name_sec2        = [[Cantons in France|Cantons]]
| blank1_info_sec2        = [[Cantons of the Loiret department|21]]
| blank2_name_sec2        = [[Communes in France|Communes]]
| blank2_info_sec2        = [[Communes of the Loiret department|325]]
| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| footnotes               = {{note|area|1}} French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km<sup>2</sup>
}}

'''Loiret''' ({{IPAc-en|l|w|ɑː|ˈ|r|eɪ}};<ref>{{Cite Dictionary.com|Loiret|access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> {{IPA|fr|lwaʁɛ|lang}}) is a [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Centre-Val de Loire]] [[Regions of France|region]] of north-central France. It takes its name from the river [[Loiret (river)|Loiret]], which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep45.pdf Populations légales 2019: 45 Loiret], INSEE</ref>

Its [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] is [[Orléans]], which is about {{convert|110|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southwest of Paris. As well as being the regional prefecture, it is a historic city on the banks of the Loire. It has a large central area with many historic buildings and mansions. [[Orléans Cathedral]], dating back to the 13th century, was rebuilt after [[Huguenots|Protestant forces]] destroyed it in 1568. Loiret has two [[Subprefectures in France|subprefectures]], in [[Montargis]] and [[Pithiviers]]. It is famous for its several [[château]]x.