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This article is about the French department. For the river, see Loire (river). For the valley, see Loire Valley. For the gun, see Loire Mk.
Loire — Department — 
Coat of armsLocation of Loire in France
Coordinates: 45°05′N 04°05′E / 45.083°N 4.083°ECoordinates: 45°05′N 04°05′E / 45.083°N 4.083°E Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Prefecture Saint-Étienne Subprefectures Montbrison
RoanneGovernment – President of the General Council Bernard Bonne (UMP) Area1 – Total 4,781 km2 (1,846 sq mi) Population (2007) – Total 740,668 – Rank 29th – Density 154.9/km2 (401.2/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Department number 42 Arrondissements 3 Cantons 40 Communes 327 ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 Loire (French pronunciation: [lwaʁ]; Arpitan: Lêre; Occitan: Léger) is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.
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History
Loire was created in 1793 when after just 3½ years the young Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two. This was a response to counter-Revolutionary activities in Lyon which, by population, was the country's second largest city. By splitting Rhône-et-Loire the government sought to protect the French Revolution from the potential power and influence of counter revolutionary activity in the Lyon region.
The departmental capitals have been / are as follows:
- Feurs 1793-1795
- Montbrison 1795-1855
- Saint-Étienne since 1855
Geography
Loire is part of the current administrative 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 River Loire traverses the department from south to north.
The Loire department is split into three arrondissements:
Parts of the department belong to Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.
Demographics
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.
See also
- Rhône-Alpes
- Cantons of the Loire department
- Communes of the Loire department
- Arrondissements of the Loire department
References
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General Council website
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