Orléans Tourism
Loiret (45)
Center - Loire Valley
2, place de l'Etape
BP 95632,
45000 ORLEANS
Phone : 02 38 24 05 05
Fax : 02 38 54 49 84
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Orléans is a city and commune in north-central France, about 130 km (80 miles) south-west of Paris.
It is the préfecture (capital) of the Loiret département and of the Centre région. New Orléans is named after the city of Orléans.
The population of the city according to 1999 census was 113,126. The land area of the city is around 27.48 km2.
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Local Attractions - Places to Visit
- Orléans Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Cross, built from 1278 to 1329
Orléans Cathedral
History
Orléans was founded as a Gallic civitas of the Celtic Carnutes tribe. It was refounded by the Roman Emperor Aurelius who gave it his name, Aurelianum, as the city of Aureliani. More>>
Geography
The city has a total area of 27.48 km2. The population density of the city is 4,117 pers./km2. The altitude of the city is 90m - 124m (avg. 116m).
Miscellaneous
Friedrich Schiller gave his influential 1801 play about Joan of Arc the title The Maid of Orléans. New Orleans (originally La Nouvelle-Orléans) is named after the city of Orléans.
University & other education
The schools of Orléans early acquired great prestige; in the sixth century Gontran, King of Burgundy, had his son Gondebaud educated there. After Theodolfus had developed and improved the schools, Charlemagne, and later Hugh Capet, sent thither their eldest sons as pupils. More>>
Population
As of the 1999 census, the population of the city was 113,126.
Famous People
Orléans is the patrie (birthplace) of:
- Étienne Dolet (1509-1546), scholar and printer
- Isaac Jogues (1607-1646), Jesuit missionary
- Robert-Joseph Pothier (1699-1772), jurist
- Stanislas Julien (1797-1873), orientalist
- Gustave Lanson (1857-1934), historian
- Charles Péguy (1873-1914), poet and essayist
- Raoul Blanchard (1877-1965), geographer
- Jean Zay (1904-1944), jurist and politician
Credits
: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the
Wikipedia article
"Orléans".
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