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Orlans - This article is about Orlans, France; for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation).
Orlans is a city and commune in north-central France, about 200 km (130 miles) south-west of Paris. It is the prfecture (capital) of the Loiret dpartement and of the Centre rgion. Population (1999): 113,126. Joan of Arc is sometimes called the Maid of Orlans. History Orlans was founded during the Roman Empire as the city of Aureliani. Orlans is about as far as the English went when they tried to invade France in the Hundred Years' War. Miscellaneous Births Orlans was the birthplace of: Twin towns - Dundee, in Scotland.
- Treviso, in Italy
- Mnster, in Germany
- Kristiansand, in Norway
- Wichita, Kansas, in the United States
- Tarragona, in Spain
- Saint-Flour, in France
- Utsunomiya, in Japan
- Lugoj, in Romania
- Krakw, in Poland
- Parakou, in Benin
See also External link - Orleans city official web site : http://www.orleans.fr/
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