Loire

French department
Organization department_of_france Q12569
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Loire

Summary

Loire is a department of France[1]. Loire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Loire is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[3].
  • Loire is located in France[4].
  • Loire is in the country of France[5].
  • Loire's instance of is recorded as department of France[6].
  • Loire's capital is recorded as Saint-Étienne[7].
  • Loire's shares border with is recorded as Allier[8].
  • Loire's shares border with is recorded as Ardèche[9].
  • Loire's shares border with is recorded as Haute-Loire[10].
  • Loire's shares border with is recorded as Isère[11].
  • Loire's shares border with is recorded as Puy-de-Dôme[12].
  • Loire's shares border with is recorded as Rhône[13].
  • Loire's shares border with is recorded as Saône-et-Loire[14].
  • Loire is named after Loire[15].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Saint-Étienne[16].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Montbrison[17].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Roanne[18].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bussières[19].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Roanne[20].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saint-Étienne[21].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saint-Jodard[22].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Montbrison[23].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Saint-Chamond[24].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Belmont-de-la-Loire[25].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Combre[26].
  • Loire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cervières[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Loire include Saint-Étienne-Loire Airport[28], an airport[29], in France[30], founded in 1962[31] and Belmont-de-la-Loire[32], a commune of France[33], in France[34].

Why It Matters

Loire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Loire is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for Loire include Saint-Étienne-Loire Airport[28], an airport[29], in France[30], founded in 1962[31] and Belmont-de-la-Loire[32], a commune of France[33], in France[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, arrondissement of Montbrison, arrondissement of Roanne +327
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36975|batch #36975]]: Remove French communes from French depts"
  2. 4w ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital Saint-Étienne, Feurs, Montbrison
    Country France
    Population {'amount': '+753763'}, {'amount': '+759411'}, {'amount': '+762941'} +6
    Capital
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36652|batch #36652]]: Remove redundant P421, they are available at a higher administrative level"
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