What state or province is Orleans in (France city)?

Question

I can't find the state or province and I am not talking about New Orleans......

Answer 1

Orléans is in the Loiret département which is part of the Centre région.

There are 100 départements in France which are then grouped into the 22 mainland regions and 4 overseas regions.

Neither départements or regions in France are like states in the USA or provinces in Canada. Not only are they much smaller but because France has a much more centralized form of government they do not have as much authority over local affairs.

Answer 2

The département is Loiret, the region is called Centre. Orleans is the prefecture of the Loiret.

Answer 3

province of Centre