Demography of Loiret

Many inhabitants

1801 : 286.050
1911 : 364.061
1946 : 346.918
1982 : 535.669
1990 : 580.612
1999 : 618.126
2006 : 641.000

It is the department more populated area Center.

The density is of 90,7 habitants/km ² (1999)

Annual growth

It is about 0,7% (between 1990 and 1999) against 0,37% for the France. This growth date completion of the Second world war, putting an end to a deficit population which began towards 1926. This strong growth is partly explained by a migration towards the department (40 000 inhabitants moreover between 1968 and 1975) due to a decentralization of large accounts apart from the Parisian area . This migratory flux is bending (passing from 0,8% of increase in end of the year 70 to 0,28% in the Nineties)

Distribution

The western half of the department profited the most demographic expansion.

In 1975, 47% of the population lives a commune of more than 5000 inhabitants.

In 1999,72% of the inhabitants are in urban area.

Main cities

In 1999, the area orléanaise includes/understands 354.374 inhabitants, Montargis and its periphery 108.836 inhabitants, Gien and its periphery 63.644 inhabitants and Pithiviers and its periphery 53.744 inhabitants

Orleans: 113.126 (agglomeration: 263.292). It is the 31ième town of France by its population. The agglomeration gathers 43% of the inhabitants of Loiret.
Fleury-les-Aubrais : 20.690
Olivet : 19.195
Saint-Jean-of-Sling: 17.758
Saint-Jean-of-the-Lane: 16.560
Gien : 15.332 (agglomeration: 18.540)
Montargis: 15.030 (agglomeration: 53.590)
Saran: 14.797
Châlette-on-Loing: 13.969
Amilly (Loiret): 11.497
Pithiviers : 9.242 (agglomeration: 11.476)

Transportation transport and routes

Paris to 120 km of Orleans and 100 km of Montargis
Highways: A6, A10, A71, A77 (being studied: A19)
Center-truck driver: Elms - Saran
Marshalling yard: Fleury-les-Aubrais
railway Axes: Orleans - Paris/Orleans - Turns/Orleans - Vierzon/Paris - Montargis - Gien.
a project of TGV: TGV Centers (an Auvergne branch, a Limousin branch)
Canaux: Channel of Loing, Channel of Orleans, Channel of Briare

Other characteristics

The Middle Age is 40 years in 1999. The most 60 years make 19,6% of the population and less than 20 years, 27,5%

The life expectancy (in 1999) is 73,7 years for the men (72,9 in France) and 81,7 years for the women (81 years in France)

Birth rate is of 1,24% in 2000 (against 1,32% in France) what corresponds to approximately a little more than 8000 births.

Death rate is of 0,88% in 2000

External bonds

old statistics and details on Loiret by the SPLAF
General advice of Loiret

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