Loire

Also known as Department of Loire, FR-42

French department

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Loire is a department in central France, which is an administrative division comparable to a county or province. It matters as one of France's regional divisions and is known for its industrial heritage and coal mining history.

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Official name: Loire
Population: 774133
Area: 4781
Official website: www.loire.gouv.fr
Image: Gorges de la Loire (Chambles).jpg

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Commons category: Loire (department)
inception: 1793-08-12
Commons gallery: Loire (department)
annual number of weddings: 2476
native label: Léger

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Loire (/lwɑːr/; French pronunciation: [lwaʁ]; Arpitan: Lêre; Occitan: Léger or Leir) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France occupying the river Loire's upper reaches. Its prefecture is Saint-Étienne. It had a population of 774,133 in 2023.

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