Editing Loiret (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of the Loiret}}
Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was created during the [[French Revolution]] on March 4, 1790,  by order of the [[National Constituent Assembly (France)|National Constituent Assembly]]. The new departments were to be uniformly administered and approximately equal to one another in size and population. It was created from the former province of [[Orléanais]] which was too large to continue in its previous form.<ref>{{cite book|author=Schama, Simon |title=Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution |location=New York |publisher=Knopf |year=1989}}</ref>

The Loire Valley was occupied in [[Palaeolithic]] times as attested by numerous archaeological sites in the department. The Celts were here, bringing crafts and trades, and the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] occupied the area after the [[Gallic Wars]]. They built roads and founded cities such as [[Cenabum]], on the site of present-day Orléans, and [[Sceaux-du-Gâtinais]]. Around 451, the Huns invaded the region but were repelled before reaching Cenabum. The [[Franks]] reached the Loire and [[Clovis I]] reigned in the area. A time of peace and prosperity ensued during the reign of [[Charlemagne]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Haine, W. Scott |title=The History of France |url=https://archive.org/details/historyoffrance00hain |url-access=registration |year=2000 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-30328-9 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyoffrance00hain/page/31 31]–35}}</ref>