Loir-et-Cher's a department in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher. History Loir-et-Cher's one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and Touraine. Geography Loir-et-Cher's part of the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and's surrounded by the departments of Eure-et-Loir, Loiret, Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, and Sarthe. Its main rivers are the Loire, on w… (More on Loir-et-cher)