لوآر

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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Instance of: department of France
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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replaces: Rhône-et-Loire
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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