What region or state is listed for tarte Tatin in its infobox?

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The region listed for tarte Tatin in its infobox is Centre-Val de Loire.

Tarte Tatin is a French upside-down tart, usually made by caramelizing apples in butter and sugar before covering them with pastry and baking the dish. It is associated with Lamotte-Beuvron, a town in the Loir-et-Cher department, which lies within the Centre-Val de Loire region.

The tart is named after Stéphanie and Caroline Tatin, sisters who ran the Hôtel Tatin. A famous story says that an apple tart was cooked upside down, either accidentally or as an improvised rescue. Historians have questioned the accident story, and similar upside-down fruit preparations existed before the sisters’ version became famous.

Centre-Val de Loire is a modern administrative region, not the name of the town or department. That distinction causes common mix-ups: Lamotte-Beuvron is the locality, Loir-et-Cher is the department, and Centre-Val de Loire is the larger region recorded in the infobox. The tart can also be prepared with pears, quinces, peaches, or vegetables.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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