Loire (department)





Department of France

Department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France







































































Loire
Department

Coat of arms of Loire
Coat of arms

Location of Loire in France
Location of Loire in France

Coordinates: 45°05′N 04°05′E / 45.083°N 4.083°E / 45.083; 4.083Coordinates: 45°05′N 04°05′E / 45.083°N 4.083°E / 45.083; 4.083
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture Saint-Étienne
Subprefectures
Montbrison
Roanne
Government

 • President of the General Council
Bernard Bonne (UMP)
Area
1

 • Total 4,781 km2 (1,846 sq mi)
Population
(2016)

 • Total 761,997
 • Rank 30th
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number 42
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 21
Communes 326

^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Loire (French pronunciation: ​[lwaʁ]; Arpitan: Lêre; Occitan: Léger) is a department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Politics


    • 4.1 Current National Assembly Representatives




  • 5 Tourism


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





History


Loire was created in 1793 when the Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two, about 3½ years after it was created. This was a response to counter-revolutionary activities in Lyon which, by population, was the country's second largest city. By splitting Rhône-et-Loire the government sought to protect the French Revolution from the potential power and influence of counter revolutionary activity in the Lyon region.


The departmental capitals throughout its history are as follows:




  • Feurs 1793–1795


  • Montbrison 1795–1855


  • Saint-Étienne since 1855



Geography


Loire is part of the current administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the departments of 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


Parts of the department belong to Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.



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.



Politics



Current National Assembly Representatives












































Constituency Member[1]
Party


Loire's 1st constituency

Régis Juanico

Socialist Party


Loire's 2nd constituency

Jean-Michel Mis

La République En Marche!


Loire's 3rd constituency

Valéria Faure-Muntian

La République En Marche!


Loire's 4th constituency

Dino Cinieri

The Republicans


Loire's 5th constituency

Nathalie Sarles

Modem


Loire's 6th constituency

Julien Borowczyk

La République En Marche!


Tourism




See also



  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

  • Cantons of the Loire department

  • Communes of the Loire department

  • Arrondissements of the Loire department

  • Loire coal mining basin

  • Loire General Council



References





  1. ^ http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/




External links




  • (in French) Prefecture website


  • (in French) Loire General Council












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