Economy of the Loir-et-Cher

The Loir-et-Cher is a French department located near the Valley of the Loire and the Paris basin - two important economic spaces. For his economic development, the General advice seeks to develop the tourism and the sector of logistics.

Infrastructures

The Loir-et-Cher profits from road infrastructures under development full and from 4 highways:

the has 10 on the axis Paris/Bordeaux/Spain;
the has 71 on the axis Paris/Clermont-Ferrand/Suisse/Italy;
the has 85 on the axis Nantes/Lyon (under development);
the has 11 on the axis Paris/Rennes/Nantes in the north of the department.

A connection TGV makes it possible to connect the Gare Montparnasse (Paris) since Vendôme in 42 minutes, Blois is with 1:45 of Gare of Austerlitz. By plane, the aerodrome of Breuil, located between Blois and Vendôme is used for flights of businesses or pleasure.

At the end of the month of June 2006, 98,8% of the population dormouse-and-chérienne will have access to ADSL.

Economic activity

The three principal economic poles of Loir-et-Cher are the towns of Blois, Vendôme and Romorantin.

In 20 years: 11000 jobs were created in the private sector and unemployment rate is of 8,4 %.

Agricultural sector

The Loir-et-Cher counts 6,2 % of farmers among his active population.

The agriculture dormouse-and-chérienne product of the wines in AOC (Touraine, Touraine Mesland, Cheverny, Court-Cheverny, Slopes of Vendômois, Valençay) of goat's milk cheeses in AOC (Saddle-on-expensive, Holy-Moor of Touraine, Valençay), its green and white asparaguses, of the strawberries (celebrates it Mara of wood was born with the Soings-in-Sologne) and of mushrooms.

Industrial sector

The industrial sector employs 22 % of the active population (the national average which is of 17 %). It is organized around dies: car, metals, agroalimentary, plasturgie, pharmacy and beauty care, packing, fitting of stores.

Service sector

Activities of the tertiary sector, with 65 % of the credits, develop: logistics, centers of calls, finance departments.

With: 3500 direct employee jobs in close to: 1000 establishments, tourism occupies the 7th place in the departmental economy. Manpower of this sector were multiplied by 2 in 15 years. 6 % of the active population work in the sectors related to tourism.

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