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department=Loire|number=42| |
department=Loire|number=42| |
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=[[Rhône-Alpes]]| |
region=[[Rhône-Alpes]]| |
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=[[Saint-Étienne]]| |
prefecture=[[Saint-Étienne]]| |
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=[[Montbrison, Loire|Montbrison]]<br>[[Roanne]]| |
subprefectures=[[Montbrison, Loire|Montbrison]]<br>[[Roanne]]| |
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population=728,524|pop_date=1999|pop_rank=27th|density=152| |
population=728,524|pop_date=1999|pop_rank=27th|density=152| |
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area=4781|area_scale=9| |
area=4781|area_scale=9| |
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Revision as of 22:29, 30 November 2007
Template:Infobox Department of France Template:Two other uses Loire (Arpitan: Lêre, Occitan: Léger) is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.
History
Loire was created in 1793 when the original department 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 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:
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.
