Loir

Loir
The Loir in Lavardin
Native name Le Loir
Country France
Physical characteristics
Main source Perche
150 m (490 ft)
River mouth Sarthe
47°33′27″N 0°31′35″W / 47.55750°N 0.52639°W / 47.55750; -0.52639 (Sarthe-Loir)Coordinates: 47°33′27″N 0°31′35″W / 47.55750°N 0.52639°W / 47.55750; -0.52639 (Sarthe-Loir)
Length 317 km (197 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    33 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression Sarthe→ Maine→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean
Basin size 8,270 km2 (3,190 sq mi)

The Loir is a 317 km (197 mi) long river in western France.[1] 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.

Departments and towns crossed include

Tributaries include

References

  1. ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Loir (M1--0160)".


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