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Loire (department)
Loire | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=simple&file=File:Loire-Position.svg) Location of Loire in France | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′N 04°05′E / 45.083°N 4.083°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Département | 12 August 1793 |
| Prefecture | Saint-Étienne |
| Subprefectures | Montbrison, Roanne |
| Government | |
| • President | Bernard Bonne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,780.6 km2 (1,845.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 757,305 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ligériens |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-42 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 21 |
| Communes | 326 |
| Website | http://www.loire.fr/ |
Loire (Occitan: Léger) is a French department in the east-central part of France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and named after the Loire river. Its prefecture is the city of Saint-Étienne.
- ↑ "Le président du Département" (in French). Département de la Loire. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ↑ "Département de la Loire (42)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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