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Loire

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Also known as Department of Loire, FR-42

French department

AI overview

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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Wikidata facts

Named after
Loire
Official name
Loire
Country
France
Located in
Rhône-Alpes
Contains
Maizilly
Capital
Montbrison
Population
774133
Area
4781
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Saône-et-Loire
Highest point
Pierre-sur-Haute
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)
category for people born here
Category:Births in Loire
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Loire
category of associated people
Category:People from Loire (department)
topic's main category
Category:Loire (department)
annual number of weddings
2476
native label
Léger
language used
Arpitan language
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

History

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