Orléans Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Orléans. It is located in the Loiret department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, central France. It was created in April 2017, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Orléans Métropole. Its area is 334.3 km2. Its population was 288,229 in 2019, of which 116,269 in Orléans proper. Composition The Orléans Métropole consists of the following 22 communes: Boigny-sur-Bionne Bou Chanteau La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin Chécy Combleux Fleury-les-Aubrais Ingré Mardié Marigny-les-Usages Olivet Orléans Ormes Saint-Cyr-en-Val Saint-Denis-en-Val Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin Saint-Jean-de-Braye Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle Saint-Jean-le-Blanc Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin Saran Semoy References Orleans Orléans Orleans