Loir-et-Cher

[ lwa-rey-sher ]

noun

1. a department in central France. 2,479 sq. mi. (6,420 sq. km). : Blois.

Loir-et-Cher

/ lwareʃɛr /

noun

1. a department of N central France, in Centre region. Capital: Blois. Pop: 318 853 (2003 est). Area: 6422 sq km (2505 sq miles)

Example Sentences

She spent her latter years in the town of Loir-et-Cher, often working as a carer for the elderly and mucking out horse stables.

From Washington Post

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 94, president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration and who was key to the country’s expansion of nuclear energy and high-speed rail, died Wednesday at home in the Loir-et-Cher region, in central France, after contracting the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

From Seattle Times

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the modern-minded conservative who became president of France in 1974 vowing to transform his tradition-bound, politically polarized country, only to be turned out of office seven years later after failing to accomplish his goals or to shed his imperious image, died on Wednesday at his family home in the Loir-et-Cher area of central France.

From New York Times

Giscard d’Estaing’s office said he passed away in his family home in the Loir-et-Cher region, in central France, after contracting COVID-19.

From Washington Times

Tour du Loir-et-Cher in France from April 15-19 canceled.

From Washington Times