Cléry-Saint-André

Saint-Ay is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Dry (French pronunciation: [dʁi]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Mézières-lez-Cléry (French pronunciation: [mezjɛʁ lɛ kleʁi], literally Mézières near Cléry) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Mareau-aux-Prés (French pronunciation: [maʁo o pʁe]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, situated 13 km south west of the city of Orléans. The first records of the commune date back to the 10th century, when it went by the Latin name of Marolaium or Marogilium. It includes the hamlets of Saint-Fiacre and Trépoix. Trépoix has the remains of a 13th-century castle.Mareau has always been an agricultural community and today is known for producing Orléans and Orléans-Cléry AOC wines.As of January 2012, the Mayor is Bertrand Hauchecorne.

The Battle of Meung-sur-Loire took place on 15 June 1429. It was one of Joan of Arc's battles following relief of the siege at Orléans. This campaign was the second sustained French offensive in a generation in the Hundred Years' War.

Meung-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [mœ̃ syʁ lwaʁ]) is a commune in the Loiret department, north-central France. It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire in 1429.

The Arboretum des Prés des Culands (2 hectares), also known as the Conservatoire national d'Ilex, is a private arboretum specializing in Ilex (holly) varieties. It is located at La Nivelle, Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, and open by appointment; an admission fee is charged. The arboretum was created in 1987 on marshlands, and landscaped as many small islands interconnected by wooden bridges. By 1991 it contained about 150 Ilex plants and was designated a national collection by the Conservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisées (CCVS). It was subsequently recognized by the Holly Society of America in 1999, and in 2004 named a Jardin Remarquable by the French ministry of culture. In 2007 its astilbe collection merited a second CCVS designation. Today the garden contains over 500 types of Ilex obtained from botanical gardens and arboretums around the world, including some 60 species, 150 hybrids, and 250 varieties. It also contains fine plantings of astilbe, maples, bamboos, clematis, dogwood, and hydrangea, as well as conifers and aquatic plants.

The Château de Meung-sur-Loire is a former castle and episcopal palace in the commune of Meung-sur-Loire in the Loiret département of France.The château, located next to the collegial church, was the country residence of the Bishops of Orléans. It was built and destroyed several times. The oldest still existing parts date from the 12th century and were built by Manassès de Seignelay (bishop from 1207 to 1221). Still standing is the main rectangular plan building, flanked by three towers, a fourth having been destroyed. The English occupied it during the Hundred Years' War. The rear façade was rebuilt in the Classical style by Fleuriau d'Armenonville (bishop from 1706 to 1733). Beneath the castle are dungeons, a chapel and various medieval torture instruments, including one used for water torture.It has been listed since 1988 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. It is open to the public.

The Loiret (French pronunciation: [lwaʁɛ] ) is a 11.6-kilometre (7.2 mi) long river in France, a left tributary to the Loire. Its waters come from infiltrations from the Loire. Its course is completely within the Loiret département, to which it gives its name. The Loiret, south of Orléans, with its picturesque former mills, is a popular destination for walking and boating trips. The source of the Loiret is a feature of the Parc Floral de la Source (Le Bouillon), and its mouth in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin, southwest of Orléans.

The canton of Meung-sur-Loire is an administrative division of the Loiret department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Meung-sur-Loire.It consists of the following communes:

Chaingy (French pronunciation: [ʃɛ̃ʒi]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Baule (French pronunciation: [bol]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The writer Michèle Desbordes (1940–2006) died in Baule.