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Loire

Local name: Léger

Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 45°28′18″ N 4°25′59″ E

Map showing the location of Loire Loire
Location in France
Population
772,041
772K
Elevation
500 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
71
listed under Loire

About Loire

Loire is a district. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Population: 772,041.

From Wikipedia

Loire (; 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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At a glance

Built
1793
Area
4,781 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • 7 sights and natural places within 10 km Ruisseau d'Onzon, Janon
  • Listed here: River: 51, Natural site: 14, Municipality: 3, Lake: 2

Airports nearest to Loire

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 59 km
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 71 km
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 105 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in Loire

71 places

Nature and heritage in Loire

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources