Orléans

This article is about Orléans, France; for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation).

Orléans is a city in north-central France, about 200 km (130 miles) south-west of Paris. It is the préfecture (capital) of the Loiret département and of the Centre ''région Joan of Arc is sometimes called the Maid of Orléans.

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1 History 2 See also 3 External link

History

Orléans is about as far as the English went when they tried to invade France in the early 15th century.

See also

\n* Duke of Orléans\n* River Loire

External link

\n* Orleans city official web site : http://www.orleans.fr/ Category:Cities, towns and villages of France \n\n\n