Eure-et-Loir ( French pronunciation: [œʁ‿e lwaʁ] , locally: [øʁ‿e lwaʁ] ) is a French department , named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire . In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.
12-797: Moutiers and Les Moutiers may refer to the following places in France ;: Moutiers, Eure-et-Loir , in the Eure-et-Loir department Moutiers, Ille-et-Vilaine , in the Ille-et-Vilaine department Moutiers, Meurthe-et-Moselle , in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department Moûtiers , in the Savoie department Moutiers-au-Perche , in the Orne department Moutiers-en-Puisaye , in
24-462: Is Chartres , the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 6 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants: The inhabitants of the department are called Euréliens . The Eure-et-Loir is a department of agricultural tradition (Beauce), but also at the forefront in three economic sectors : The department is a major economic player in the production of grain and oilseed in France. Its agricultural economy
36-467: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Moutiers, Eure-et-Loir Moutiers ( French pronunciation: [mutje] ) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France . This Eure-et-Loir geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir
48-749: Is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789. It was created mainly from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais (Beauce) and Maine ( Perche ), but also parts of Île-de-France (Drouais, Thymerais , Valley of the Avre, Hurepoix). The current department corresponds to the central part of the land of the Carnutes who had their capital at Autricum (Chartres) . The Carnutes are known for their commitment, real or imagined, to
60-438: Is still heavily dependent on the economic and regulatory environment of the markets for crops. The Eure-et-Loir region is the first grain producer of France. It is also the national leader in the production of rapeseed and peas. Wheat production is by far the most dominant in the area. Nearly 40% of all farmland is devoted to the cultivation of wheat, which has generated an average of 29% of the commercial agricultural production of
72-588: The Beauce region of Eure-et-Loir in 2012 will be the largest producer of electricity with photovoltaic French original creation on the airbase NATO disused Crucey-Villages near Brezolles in the region's natural Thymerais, the largest photovoltaic park in France. Given in February 2011 by the General Council to the operator, EDF Energies Nouvelles , the park will cover 245 ha of the military base and produce
84-707: The Creuse department Les Moutiers-en-Auge , in the Calvados department Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais , in the Calvados department Les Moutiers-en-Retz , in the Loire-Atlantique department Les Moutiers-Hubert , in the Calvados department See also [ edit ] Esves-le-Moutier , in the Indre-et-Loire department Fain-lès-Moutiers , in the Côte-d'Or department Jouy-le-Moutier , in
96-721: The Val-d'Oise department Juigné-des-Moutiers , in the Loire-Atlantique department Les Trois-Moutiers , in the Vienne department Marville-Moutiers-Brûlé , in the Eure-et-Loir department Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier , in the Nièvre department Thin-le-Moutier , in the Ardennes department Vieil-Moutier , in the Pas-de-Calais department Villy-le-Moutier , in the Côte-d'Or department [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
108-584: The Yonne department Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits , in the Vendée department Moutiers-Saint-Jean , in the Côte-d'Or department Moutiers-sous-Argenton , in the Deux-Sèvres department Moutiers-sous-Chantemerle , in the Deux-Sèvres department Moutiers-sur-le-Lay , in the Vendée department Moutier-d'Ahun , in the Creuse department Moutier-Malcard , in the Creuse department Moutier-Rozeille , in
120-580: The ancient Druidic religion . A holy place in the "Forest of the Carnutes" used to host the annual Druidic assembly. In the north of the department another pre-Roman people, the little-known Durocasses, had their capital at Dreux . Eure-et-Loir comprises the main part of the region of Beauce , politically it belongs to the current region of Centre-Val de Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Loir-et-Cher , Loiret , Essonne , Yvelines , Eure , Orne , and Sarthe . The most populous commune
132-410: The department over the last 5 years. The "Pôle AgroDynamic also promotes agriculture in the department", a grouping of subsidiaries providing added values in different sectors: agro-energy, agribusiness , agricultural materials, Agrohealth. The department also has the lead in renewable energy. Already ranked second nationally in terms of power generation through its wind farms located in particular in
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