
Orléanais is a former province of France, around the cities of Orléans, Chartres, and Blois.

Ablis is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.

Angerville is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern.

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

Beaugency is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is located on the Loire river, upriver (northeast) from Blois and downriver from Orléans.

Bléneau is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye.

Blois is a city and the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in Centre-Val de Loire, France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.
Bonneval is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

Briare is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. The composer and organist Henri Nibelle (1883–1967) was born in Briare.

Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in France. It is located about 90 km (56 mi) southwest of Paris. Chartres is famous world-wide for its cathedral. Mostly constructed between 1193 and 1250, this Gothic cathedral is in an exceptional state of preservation. The majority of the original stained glass windows survive intact, while the architecture has seen only minor changes since the early 13th century. Much of the old town, including the library associated with the School of Chartres, was destroyed by bombs in 1944.

Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Contres is a former commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Controis-en-Sologne.

Courville-sur-Eure is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in France.

Dordives is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Étais-la-Sauvin is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the natural region of Forterre.

Étampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 48.1 km (29.9 mi) south-southwest from the center of Paris. Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department.

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

Illiers-Combray is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north central France.

La Ferté-Saint-Aubin is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Lamotte-Beuvron is a commune of about 5000 inhabitants in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. The town is located in the historic region of Sologne on the banks of the Beuvron river, about 30 km south of Orléans.

Montargis is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France on the Loing river. The town is located about 110 km (68 mi) south of Paris and 70 km (43 mi) east of Orléans in the Gâtinais.

Monthodon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Nogent-sur-Vernisson is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Noyers-sur-Cher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

Orléans is a prefecture and commune in north-central France, about 120 kilometres southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre-Val de Loire region.

Ouanne is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the natural region of Forterre. Ouanne is also the name of an 84 km (52 mi) long river, taking its source in the vicinity, a right tributary of the Loing.

Ouzouer-le-Marché is a former commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Beauce-la-Romaine. Ouzouer-le-Marché is a dynamic rural town of nearly 2,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the canton of La Beauce.

Pithiviers is a commune (municipality) in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is twinned with Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England and Burglengenfeld in Bavaria, Germany.

Romorantin-Lanthenay, commonly known as Romorantin, is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the natural region of Sologne.

Saint-Calais is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Savigny-sur-Braye is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

Sully-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is the seat of the canton of Sully-sur-Loire. The canton includes the communes of:Cerdon Guilly Isdes Lion-en-Sullias Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard Saint-Florent Saint-Père-sur-Loire Sully-sur-Loire Viglain Villemurlin
Toucy is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye.

Toury is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

Vendôme is a subprefecture of the department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third biggest commune with 16,716 inhabitants (2015).