Loire - Definition and Overview

Loire
Details
Information
Number	42
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture	Saint-Étienne
Subprefectures	Montbrison Roanne
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 27th 728,524 152 /km²
Area	4,781 km²
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	40
Communes	327
President of the general council	Pascal Clément
Location

Loire is a département in the east-central part of France occupying the Loire River's upper reaches.

Contents

1 History

History

Loire was created in 1793 when the original department of Rhône-et-Loire was split.

Its capitals have been the following:

Loire is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the departments of Rhône, Isère, Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Allier, and Saône-et-Loire.

The Loire crosses the department from south to north.

The inhabitants of the department are called Ligériens.

The industrial city of Saint-Étienne with its suburbs contains some 290,000 of the area's 728,542 inhabitants.

Prefecture website (http://www.loire.pref.gouv.fr/) (in French)
Conseil Général website (http://www.cg42.fr/) (in French)
St. Étienne website (http://www.tourisme-st-etienne.com/site_ang/index.htm) (in English)

French départements
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Example Usage of Loire
	MrGrosBide: RT @20MinutesNantes: Trafic SNCF "très perturbé" lundi en Pays de la Loire, en raison de l'appel à la grève de deux syndicats
	roastmstr: eastern market #coffee is the TTP blend or Turkey Tryptophan Preparedness--stock up & how bout a gamay #wine from the Loire @western_market
	QuadError: @Kimbo789 You swine! I, on the other hand, have eaten a 1lb burger and cracked open a bottle of Loire white :) Interview went well, thanks!

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