Loir
Sign in to saveThe Loir is a long river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir department, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe in Briollay, north of the city of Angers.
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- River.name
- Loir
- River.image
- Lavardin.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The Loir in Lavardin
- River.map
- Loir (rivière).png
- River.nickname
- Loir sans E ("Loir-without-E")
- River.name_etymology
- From Gaulish ledo, "flow"
- River.source1_location
- Perche
- River.mouth_location
- Sarthe
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- France
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- Image
- VendomeLoir.jpg
- Length
- 317.4
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- Loir
- watershed area
- 8294
- discharge
- 32.2
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The Loir is a long river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir department, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe in Briollay, north of the city of Angers.
It is indirectly a tributary of the Loire, and runs roughly parallel to it and slightly north of it for much of its length, and so might be regarded as a Yazoo type river.
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Pays de la Loire
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Angers
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Loire
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department of France
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Eure-et-Loir
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river mouth
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Gaulish
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Illiers-Combray
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Briollay
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Sarthe
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Lavardin
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Loir
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