Loir et Cher

Loir-et-Cher is a department within the Centre Val de Loire place, France. Its call is originated from two rivers which move it, the Loir on the North and the Cher on the South. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La Poste gave it the number 41. The department of Loir-et-Cher covers a territory which had a sizeable population during the prehistoric duration. However it become not until the Middle Ages that nearby population built various castles and different fortifications to allow them to withstand a chain of invasions of Normans, Bourguignons, the English and others.

The financial system is pretty flourishing there are shops in valley and agriculture is distinguished in the area of the Beauce and the Perche to the Sologne which were prosperous until the 17^th century. However, politically, the area remained quartered between the neighboring earldoms and duchies. In 1397, the House of Orleans became the ownership of the Comte of Blois. In 1497, Louis d Orleans turned into crowned with the name of Louis XII. It was the start of the importance of Blois and of the Blaisois within the politic lifestyles of the French, fantastic in particular underneath the ultimate Valois.