The Loir-et-Cher department is part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is surrounded by the departments of Eure-et-Loir, Loiret, Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire and Sarthe. It benefits from a privileged geographical location, in the heart of the Centre-Val de Loire region and close to the Paris Basin.The Loir-et-Cher is distinguished by its territorial identity in the diversity of its geography and landscapes. Cut in its center by the Loire, it gives an image of balance and diversity. It owes its name to the two rivers that cross it, the Loir in the northwest and the Cher in the south. A department which does not lack charm with its numerous ponds and its two rivers. For people who do not like the unevenness, the Loir-et-Cher is a relatively flat department which is made for you.

The Coeur Val de Loire, the name of the tourist destination of Loir-et-Cher, has the strongest tourist specificity of the Centre region. The department is home to more than a thousand tourist establishments. Indeed, the Loir-et-Cher has 24 castles open to the public, more than thirty museums, many manors and religious buildings without forgetting the ZooParc of Beauval which enjoys a great notoriety in France.