Map of Blois, France

Blois is a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France, with a population of about 53,660. It lies at 47.5943°N, 1.3291°E. Blois is about 159 km (99 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tours, 52 km to the southwest.

Blois at a glance

Where is Blois?

• The 4th largest city in Centre-Val de Loire on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 25 min on the shortest day to 15 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Blois

• Tours — 52 km southwest
• Orléans — 55 km northeast
• Joué-lès-Tours — 57 km southwest
• Châteauroux — 91 km south
• Chartres — 96 km north
• Le Mans — 96 km northwest
• Bourges — 99 km southeast
• Châtellerault — 105 km southwest
• Poitiers — 135 km southwest
• Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois — 138 km northeast

Largest cities in Centre-Val de Loire

• Tours — 141,621
• Orléans — 116,344
• Bourges — 67,987
• Châteauroux — 53,301
• Chartres — 43,838
• Joué-lès-Tours — 37,466

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.