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Native name
  
Le Loir

River mouth
  
Sarthe

Length
  
317 km

Basin area
  
8,270 km²

Source
  
Perche

Country
  
France

Main source
  
Perche 150 m (490 ft)

Basin size
  
8,270 km (3,190 sq mi)

Discharge
  
33 m³/s

Source elevation
  
150 m

Mouth
  
Sarthe

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Progression
  
Sarthe→ Maine→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

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The Loir is a river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir département, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe in Briollay, north of the city Angers.

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Map of Loir, France

It is indirectly a tributary of the Loire, and runs roughly parallel to it and slightly north of it for much of its length, and so might be regarded as a Yazoo type river.

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Departments and towns crossed include

  • Eure-et-Loir (28): Illiers-Combray, Bonneval, Châteaudun, Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
  • Loir-et-Cher (41): Morée, Vendôme, Montoire-sur-le-Loir
  • Sarthe (72): La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, Château-du-Loir, Le Lude, La Flèche
  • Maine-et-Loire (49): Durtal, Lézigné, Seiches-sur-le-Loir
  • Tributaries include

  • Ozanne
  • Yerre
  • Braye
  • Aigre
  • Conie
  • References

    Loir Wikipedia