Loir

Coordinates: 47°33′27″N 0°31′35″W / 47.55750°N 0.52639°W / 47.55750; -0.52639
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Loir
The Loir in Lavardin
EtymologyFrom Gaulish ledo, "flow"[1]
Nickname(s)Loir sans E ("Loir-without-E")[2][3]
Native nameLe Loir (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPerche
 • elevation150 m (490 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Sarthe
 • coordinates
47°33′27″N 0°31′35″W / 47.55750°N 0.52639°W / 47.55750; -0.52639
Length319 km (198 mi)
Basin size8,270 km2 (3,190 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average33 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionSartheMaineLoireAtlantic Ocean

The Loir (French pronunciation: [lwaʁ] ) is a 319 km (198 mi) long river in western France.[4] It is a left tributary of the Sarthe. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir department, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe in Briollay, north of the city of Angers.

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.[citation needed]

Departments and towns crossed include[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France. Librairie Droz. ISBN 9782600028837.
  2. ^ "Noms de départements et de Régions | Orthodidacte". 15 February 2018.
  3. ^ Maubeuge, Pierre L. (December 6, 1996). Comme une odeur de pétrole--: la recherche du pétrole en France des origines à 1945. Pierron. ISBN 9782708501485 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Loir (M1--0160)".