The Central Region– Val de Loire is composed of 6 departments : cher (18), Eure-et-Loir (28), Indre (36), Indre-et-Loire (37), Loir-et-Cher (41), Loiret (45).
Regiona Capitall : Orléans.
Regional Tourism Committee Centre – Val de Loire : 37, Avenue de Paris 45000 Orléans.
Tel. : 02 38 79 95 00, Fax : 02 38 79 95 10, www.loirevalleytourism.com

Access :
By road: autoroutes A1 Paris-Orléans-tours, A11 Paris-Chartres, A71 Orléans-Vierzon-Bourges
and A20 Vierzon-Chateauroux-Limoges.
By train : TGV Paris-Tours (1h), Poitiers (1h30) et Paris-Vendôme (0h40). TGV Tours-Lyon (3h15) et Poitiers-Lyon (3h50). TGV Tours-Lille (2h35) et Chateauroux (2h20) et Bourges (1h50). Trains corail Nantes-Tours-Bois-Orléans et Nante-Tours-Vierzon-Lyon.
By plane : airports of Tours and Poitiers.
Area : 39 151 km²
Population : 2 440 000 inhabitants, 4% of the population
Population by department : Cher 314 000, Eure-et-Loir 408 000, Indre 231 000, Indre-et-Loire 554 000, Loir-et-Cher 315 000, Loiret 618 000.