Loir

For other uses, see Loir (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with the Loire, a much bigger French river.

Loir
The Loir in Lavardin
Etymology	From Gaulish ledo, "flow"[1]
Nickname(s)	Loir sans E ("Loir-without-E")[2][3]
Native name	Le Loir (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Perche
• elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Mouth
• location	Sarthe
• coordinates	47°33′27″N 0°31′35″W
Length	319 km (198 mi)
Basin size	8,270 km^2 (3,190 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	33 m^3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Sarthe→ Maine→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Loir is a 319 km (198 mi) long river in western France.^[4] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Tributaries

• Ozanne
• Yerre
• Braye
• Aigre
• Conie

References

1. Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France. Librairie Droz. ISBN 9782600028837.
2. "Noms de départements et de Régions | Orthodidacte". 15 February 2018.
3. Maubeuge, Pierre L. (December 6, 1996). Comme une odeur de pétrole--: la recherche du pétrole en France des origines à 1945. Pierron. ISBN 9782708501485 – via Google Books.
4. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Loir (M1--0160)".