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, built from 1278 to 1329; after being pillaged by Huguenot s in the 1560s, the Bourbon kings restored it in the 17th century.]] Orléans is a city and Commune in north-central France , about 130 km (80 miles) south-west of Paris . It is the '' Préfecture '' (capital) of the Loiret '' Département '' and of the Centre '' Région ''. Population (1999): 113,126. HISTORY Orléans was founded during the Roman Empire as the city of Aureliani. In 451 , Attila The Hun made an attempt to capture and sack the city, only to be driven off by the last-minute arrival of an army under the combined command of Theodorid , king of the Visigoths , and the Roman general Aëtius . The Siege Of Orléans in 1428 - 1429 marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War . Joan Of Arc made her reputation here by lifting the siege nine days after she arrived. MISCELLANEOUS Friedrich Schiller gave his influential 1801 play about Joan Of Arc the title '' The Maid Of Orléans ''. New Orleans (originally ''La Nouvelle-Orléans'') is named after the city of Orléans. Births Orléans was the birthplace of:
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