Loire (depairtment)
Loire | |
|---|---|
 Coat airms | |
 Location o Loire in Fraunce | |
| 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 | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefectur | Saint-Étienne |
| Subprefecturs | Montbrison Roanne |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses o the General Cooncil | Bernard Bonne (UMP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4781 km2 (1,846 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 740,668 |
| • Rank | 29t |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Depairtment nummer | 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, [ˈled͡ʒe]) is a depairtment in the east-central pairt o Fraunce occupyin the River Loire's upper reaches.