Loire

Summary

Loire is a river^[1]. Loire ranks in the top 0.42% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,465 views/month, #57 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Loire is located in Allier^[3].
• Loire is located in Ardèche^[4].
• Loire is located in Cher^[5].
• Loire is located in Indre-et-Loire^[6].
• Loire is located in Loir-et-Cher^[7].
• Loire is located in Loire^[8].
• Loire is in the country of France^[9].
• Loire is on the continent of Europe^[10].
• Loire's instance of is recorded as river^[11].
• Loire's instance of is recorded as main stem^[12].
• Loire's basin country is recorded as France^[13].
• Loire's Commons category is recorded as Loire River^[14].
• Loire's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Bay of Biscay^[15].
• Loire's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Loire estuary^[16].
• Loire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.841666666667, 'lon': 4.2186111111111}^[17].
• Loire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.27, 'lon': -2.1844444444444}^[18].
• Loire's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Saint-Martial^[19].
• Loire's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Saint-Martial^[20].
• Loire's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Sainte-Eulalie^[21].
• Loire's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Mont Gerbier de Jonc^[22].
• Loire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Loire River^[23].
• Loire's Commons gallery is recorded as Loire River^[24].
• Loire's tributary is recorded as Acheneau^[25].
• Loire's tributary is recorded as Maine^[26].
• Loire's tributary is recorded as Erdre^[27].

Body

Geography

Loire is in the country of France^[9]. Located in include Allier^[3], a department of France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1790^[30]; Ardèche^[4], a department of France^[31], in France^[32], founded in 1790^[33]; Cher^[5], a department of France^[34], in France^[35], founded in 1790^[36]; Indre-et-Loire^[6], a department of France^[37], in France^[38], founded in 1790^[39]; Loir-et-Cher^[7], a department of France^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1790^[42]; and Loire^[8], a department of France^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1793^[45]. Loire is on the continent of Europe^[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river^[11] and main stem^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Loire include Loire Valley^[46], a natural region of France^[47], in France^[48]; Pays de la Loire^[49], a region of France^[50], in France^[51], founded in 1960^[52]; Loire-Atlantique^[53], a department of France^[54], in France^[55], founded in 1790^[56]; Saône-et-Loire^[57], a department of France^[58], in France^[59], founded in 1790^[60]; Maine-et-Loire^[61], a department of France^[62], in France^[63], founded in 1790^[64]; Haute-Loire^[65], a department of France^[66], in France^[67], founded in 1790^[68]; Loire^[69], a department of France^[70], in France^[71], founded in 1793^[72]; and Indre-et-Loire^[73], a department of France^[74], in France^[75], founded in 1790^[76].

Why It Matters

Loire ranks in the top 0.42% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,465 views/month, #57 of 13,643).^[2] Loire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] Loire is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

Entities named for Loire include Loire Valley^[46], a natural region of France^[47], in France^[48]; Pays de la Loire^[49], a region of France^[50], in France^[51], founded in 1960^[52]; Loire-Atlantique^[53], a department of France^[54], in France^[55], founded in 1790^[56]; Saône-et-Loire^[57], a department of France^[58], in France^[59], founded in 1790^[60]; Maine-et-Loire^[61], a department of France^[62], in France^[63], founded in 1790^[64]; and Haute-Loire^[65], a department of France^[66], in France^[67], founded in 1790^[68].