Loire
Meanings
Name
1. Loire (the longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique)
2. Loire (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
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Nous avons visité les châteaux de la Loire.
We visited the castles of the Loire.
La Loire est le plus long fleuve de France.
The Loire is the longest river in France.
Dès Orléans, la vallée de la Loire devient plus large.
From Orléans onwards, the Loire Valley becomes wider.
Le guide et les touristes américains vont visiter les châteaux de la Loire.
The guide and the American tourists are going to visit the castles of the Loire valley.
La CRS 52 est basée à la Talaudière dans la Loire.
The riot police unit CRS 52 is based in La Talaudière in the Loire department.