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In 2025, Loir-et-Cher faced significant challenges, including the closure of the Brandt factory in Vendôme, affecting 91 employees, and extensive damage from a June storm that left 9,000 without power. Other setbacks included the abandonment of the Elogen hydrogen project, the destruction of the ValÉco waste center by fire, and a rise in road fatalities, with 30 deaths reported by year-end. Additionally, the Châteauvieux nursing home closed, impacting 12 residents and 43 staff, while cereal prices fell despite better yields.