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The city today has a good 45 000 inhabitants belonging to the department of Loir-et-Cher in the Center region.. <9> Presumably there was already a settlement in ancient times, the first mention in the 6th Century by Gregory of Tours.. It became more important as the residence of the county of Blois in the 9th century. It was granted city rights in 1196. <9> From 1429 Jeanne d´Arc undertook her campaigns for the liberation of Orléans.. <9> From 1697 there was also the diocese of Blois, which was united in 1801 with the diocese of Orleans.. , <9> <9> <1001> <9> <9> Attractions: <9> <9> Maison de la Magie, 1 Grands Degrés du Château <9> The museum is dedicated to the magician Robert Houdi and shows the history of the Sorcery.. The Conservatory of Magic is at home here.. <9> <9> The Pavillon Anne-de-Bretagne , Av.. Jean-Laigret <9> The brick building was the belvedere of the gardens and bears the initials of Louis XII and his wife Anna of Brittany.. At the Av.. Jean-Laigret joins the Orangerie.. <9> <9> The Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church, Pl. Augustin-Thierry <9> The Jesuit church was built in the 17th century.. <9> <9> Saint-Nicolas Church , 5 Rue Denis Papin <9> Built in the 12th century as the abbey church of Sait-Laumer by Benedictine monks.. It was severely damaged by the Protestants in the religious war and later rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries.. <9> <9> Saint-Louis Cathedral , Pl. Saint-Louis <9> <994/1422928> <994/1673328> <9> The origin of a Roman Catholic cathedral dates back to 1544. It dates back to 1678 totally destroyed by a hurricane.. The reconstruction began around 1680 in late gothic style under the direction of architect Arnoult-Séraphin Poictevin <9>