Orléans

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Orléans

Total population

116,617

Elevation90 m

Land area27.48 km²

WeatherAvg high 62.1°F

Coordinates47.90°, 1.91°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Orléans is a city in north-central France, about 120 kilometres southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the department of Loiret and of the region of Centre-Val de Loire.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Clovis Vincent

French neurologist (1879–1947)

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Michèle Desbordes

French writer (1940–2006)

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Alain Gili

French writer

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Lucien Poirier

French general (1918-2013)

Gentian Hervetus

French theologian and humanist (1499–1584)

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Henri de Gastines

French politician (1929-2011)

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Jacques-Isaac Seurrat de La Boulaye

French politician

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Jacques Aleaume

French mathematician (1562–1627)

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Jacques Asklund

French writer (1946–2012)

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Jacques Charpentier de Boisgibault

magistrate (1721-1794)

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Jacques Decornoy

French journalist (1937–1996)

Jacques Guignard

French aviator (1920–1988)

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Jacques Miron de l'Espinay

French politician

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Jacques Pierre François Salmon

French painter (1781-1855)

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Jean-Claude Lavaud

Footballer (1938-2011)

Jean-Claude Pelissolo

French consultant and engineer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire

• Olivet
  2.6 mi away · pop. 22,855
• Saran
  3.7 mi away · pop. 16,679
• Ormes
  5 mi away · pop. 4,333
• Chaingy
  6.4 mi away · pop. 4,047
• Sandillon
  7 mi away · pop. 4,205
• Saint-Ay
  7.8 mi away · pop. 3,661
• Boulay-les-Barres
  7.9 mi away · pop. 1,052
• Cléry-Saint-André
  9 mi away · pop. 3,520
• Huêtre
  9.5 mi away · pop. 282
• Traînou
  10.1 mi away · pop. 3,435
• Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt
  10.2 mi away · pop. 1,231
• Fay-aux-Loges
  10.8 mi away · pop. 3,811

Browse all places in Centre-Val de Loire →

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Orléans, sourced from Wikidata.

• Coupe du monde sabre dames d'Orléans 2014-2015

  sporting event

  international fencing competition

  Nov 1, 2014
• Q22691701

  sporting event

  Nov 20, 1992
• Q27961910

  festival

  Oct 20, 1984

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

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