Loiret

[ lwa-re ]

noun

1. a department in central France. 2,630 sq. mi. (6,810 sq. km). : Orléans.

Loiret

/ lwarɛ /

noun

1. a department of central France, in Centre region. Capital: Orléans. Pop: 629 377 (2003 est). Area: 6812 sq km (2657 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Some Western European municipalities, such as St.-Jean-de-Braye in the north-central French region of Loiret, have already suspended cooperation with towns they were twinned with in Poland that declared themselves “L.G.B.T. free.”

From New York Times

In the Yonne in northern Burgundy and neighbouring Loiret, locals are taking the “stay home” message seriously and have little time for the “imbeciles” in Paris or elsewhere who are not.

From The Guardian

The family’s idyllic life in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye came to an abrupt and humiliating end in 1889 when a series of financial disasters, notably the obligation to provide a dowry for Colette’s half sister, required them to sell the contents of their beloved house and move to Châtillon-Coligny in the Loiret departement.

From New York Times

The safety technician, identified as M. Xavier, had traveled to the Loiret region, roughly 90 miles south of Paris, in 2013 for work when he had sex with a "complete stranger."

From Fox News

Richard Ramos, a member of Parliament from Loiret in central France, where he still serves as a city council member, generally supports Mr. Macron.

From New York Times