Loire
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Loire is a département in the east-central part of France occupying the Loire River's upper reaches.
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History
Loire was created in 1793 when the original département of Rhône-et-Loire was split.
Its capitals have been the following:
- Feurs from 1793-1795
- Montbrison from 1795-1855
- Saint-Étienne since 1855
Geography
Loire is part of the current region of Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the départements of Rhône, Isère, Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Allier, and Saône-et-Loire.
The Loire crosses the département from south to north.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the département are called Ligériens.
The industrial city of Saint-Étienne with its suburbs contains some 290,000 of the area's 728,542 inhabitants.
See also
- Saint-Étienne - Capital
- Cantons of the Loire département
- Communes of the Loire département
- Arrondissements of the Loire département
- French language
- Franco-Provençal language
External links
- rent your holyday house in national parc in france (in French and english)
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- St. Étienne website (in English)
- Visiting the Loire - In English
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