Loir
Not to be confused with the (la) Loire, a much bigger French river.
| Loir | |
|---|---|
 The Loir in Lavardin | |
| Native name | Le Loir |
| Country | France |
| Basin | |
| Main source |
Perche 150 m (490 ft) |
| River mouth |
Sarthe 47°33′27″N 0°31′35″W / 47.55750°N 0.52639°WCoordinates: 47°33′27″N 0°31′35″W / 47.55750°N 0.52639°W |
| Progression | Sarthe→ Maine→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin size | 8,270 km2 (3,190 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 317 km (197 mi) |
| Discharge |
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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.
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.
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
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