Centre, France

Centre is one of 13 primary administrative regions in France with a population of approximately 2,573,180 people.

Facts and figures on Centre at a glance

Region name: Centre (Centre-Val de Loire)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 2,573,180 people
Country: France
Continent: Europe

The regional headquarters of Centre (Centre-Val de Loire) is located in the regional capital Orleans (Orléans) with a population of 116,269 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Centre's regional capital Orleans to France's capital Paris (Paris) is approximately 111 km (69 mi).

Facts and figures about Centre
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Centre Centre-Val de Loire2,573,180 peopleOrleans Orléans116,269 people

Compare with other regions in France.

Map of Centre

Map of Centre

Information on Centre

Information on Centre
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Centre Centre-Val de LoireOrleans Orléans6FranceEurope

Time in Centre

Time in Centre
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 4:14am (04:14h)In effect (+1 hour)Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 3:14am (03:14h)GMT UTC +2.0Europe/Paris

Geographic coordinates of Centre

Latitude & Longitude of Centre
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map47°30'00.0"N (47.5000000°)1°45'00.0"E (1.7500000°)

Subregions in Centre

There are 6 administrative subregions in Centre.
Subregions in Centre
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Cher Cher1.303,408Bourges Bourges67,987
Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir2.431,997Chartres Chartres43,838
Indre Indre3.220,595Chateauroux Châteauroux53,301
Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire4.607,760Tours Tours141,621
Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher5.330,248Blois Blois53,660
Loiret Loiret6.678,845Orleans Orléans116,269

External sources of information on Centre

Centre on Wikipedia