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{{Infobox_Department_of_France|
department=Loire|number=42|
region=[[Rhône-Alpes]]|
prefecture=[[Saint-Étienne]]|
subprefectures=[[Montbrison, Loire|Montbrison]]<br>[[Roanne]]|
population=728,524|pop_date=1999|pop_rank=27th|density=152|
area=4781|area_scale=9|
arrond=3|cantons=40|communes=327|
president=[[Bernard Bonne]]|pres_party=UMP|
img_coa=Blason departement Loire.svg|
}}
{{Two other uses|the French department|the river|Loire River|the valley|Loire Valley}}
'''Loire''' ([[Arpitan]]: ''Lêre'', [[Occitan]]: ''Léger'') is an [[departments of France|administrative department]] in the east-central part of [[France]] occupying the [[River Loire]]'s upper reaches.
==History==
Loire was created in 1793 when the original department of [[Rhône-et-Loire]] was split.
Its capitals have been the following:
* [[Feurs]] from 1793-1795
* [[Montbrison, Loire|Montbrison]] from 1795-1855
* [[Saint-Étienne]] since 1855
==Geography==
Loire is part of the current [[regions of France|administrative region]] of [[Rhône-Alpes]] and is surrounded by the departments of [[Rhône (department)|Rhône]], [[Isère]], [[Ardèche]], [[Haute-Loire]], [[Puy-de-Dôme]], [[Allier]], and [[Saône-et-Loire]].
The River Loire traverses the department from south to north.
The Loire department is split into three arrondissements:
*[[Arrondissement of Montbrison]]
*[[Arrondissement of Roanne]]
*[[Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne]]
==Demographics==
The inhabitants of the department are called ''Ligériens''.
The industrial city of [[Saint-Étienne]] with its suburbs contains some 290,000 of the area's 728,542 inhabitants.
==External links==
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.loire.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website]
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.cg42.fr/ General Council website]
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