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	LOIRE (RIVER) - LoveToKnow Article on LOIRE (RIVER) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		LOIRE, the longest river of France, rising in the Gerbier de Jonc in the department of Ardche, at a height of 4500 ft. and flowing north and west to the Atlantic.
		Below Roanne the Loire is accompanied on its left bank by a canal to Digoin (35 m.) in Sane-et-Loire, thence by the so-called lateral canal of the Loire to Briare in Loiret (122 m.).
		Attempts to control the river must have begun at a very early date, and by the close of the middle ages the bed between Orleans and Angers was enclosed by dykes 10 to 13 ft. high.
	62.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LO/LOIRE_RIVER_.htm (2849 words)

	Loire River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name "Loire" comes from Latin Liger, which is itself a transcription of the native Gaulish (Celtic) name of the river.
		Unlike most other rivers in western Europe, there are very few dams or locks creating obstacles to its natural flow (the Villerest dam, built in 1985 a few kilometers south of Roanne, has played a key-role in preventing recent flooding).
		As a result, the Loire is a very popular river for boating excusions, flowing through a pastoral countryside, past limestone cliffs and storybook castles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Loire_River (371 words)

	AllRefer.com - Loire, river, France, France (French Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Loire, longest river of France, c.630 mi (1,010 km) long, rising in the CEvennes Mts., SE France, and flowing in an arc through central and W France to the Atlantic Ocean at Saint-Nazaire.
		The Loire's chief tributaries are the Allier, Cher, and Vienne.
		The chAteaus of the Loire region are embodiments of French history and civilization.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/LoireRiv.html (307 words)

	River Loire
		The River Loire, the longest river in France with a length of just over 1000 km, drains an area of 117,000 km²;, more than a fifth of France.
		The Loire is the last free-flowing river in Europe.
		Unlike any other river in western Europe, other than in the far north, there are no dams or locks creating obstacles to its natural flow.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/lo/Loire_River.html (151 words)

	Loire Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire) is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language.
		The landscape of the Loire Valley, and more particularly its many cultural monuments, illustrate to an exceptional degree the ideals of the Renaissance and the Age of the Enlightenment on western European thought and design.
		The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments, its many châteaux, and fine wines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Loire_Valley (214 words)

	Loire River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Loire River is the longest river in France and is said to be the last wild river in Western Europe.
		The river flows 634 miles from its headwaters to the Atlantic Ocean where it empties into the Bay of Biscay south of the Brittany Peninsula.
		Another byproduct of the dam construction would be the endangerment and possible extinction of the Atlantic salmon in the Loire.
	www.public.asu.edu /~goutam/gcu325/loire.htm (568 words)

	Loire River -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		longest river in France, rising in the southern Massif Central and flowing north and west for 634 miles (1,020 km) to the Atlantic Ocean, which it enters south of the Bretagne (Brittany) peninsula.
		river, west-central France, a left-bank tributary of the Loire River.
		By far the most famous of the levees that have been built along the course of rivers in the United States are those that run along the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9048786 (830 words)

	General tourist information Loire Valley for our bicycle and walking tour clients and other independent travelers.
		It is there in the Loire Valley that the king Francois Ier (1515-1547) and his court chose to build castles for leading a life style inspired by the new humanist values of the Renaissance and by the cults of the beauty, of the luxury and the refinement.
		The Loire river was a highway between the Atlantic and the heart of France.
		The Loire river marks the symbolic division between the north and the south of France.
	www.discoverfrance.com /regions/loire.html (701 words)

	Loire River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The River Loire, the longest river in France with a length of just over 1000 km, drains an area of 117,000 km², more than a fifth of France.
		Unlike any other river inwestern Europe, other than in the far north, there are no dams or locks creating obstacles toits natural flow.
		As a result, the Loire is a very popular river for boating excusions, flowing through a pastoral countryside,past limestone cliffs and storybook castles.
	www.therfcc.org /loire-river-4999.html (144 words)

	Pays de la Loire, Province of France
		Pays de la Loire has a long coast on the Bay of Biscay to the west and is bordered by Brittany to the north and west, Lower Normandy to the north, Centre to the east, and Poitou-Charentes to the south.
		The Loire Valley (French: Val de Loire) is central to the region's economy and its cultural and educational activities.
		The landscape is sculpted by the Sarthe River and its tributary, the Huisne, featuring steeply sloped woods in the west, small farms surrounded by rows of apple trees, and especially dense forests in the east.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Provinces/Pays-Loire.shtml (1307 words)

	Biking the Loire River, France
		The Loire, France's longest river, flows in an arc of 600 miles (1010 kilometers), first north, then west, from the mountains of the Central Massif to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
		The most famous part of the Loire river valley is the château region— the 100 mile section of the valley, between Angers* and Blois*—once home to France's kings, and now a striking reminder of the spacious, courtly lifestyles of the 15th and early 16th century aristocracy.
		— Not in the Loire Valley, but due west of it by 16 kilometers (10 miles), it is the starting place of choice for a point to point tour of the entire Loire River, and gives a fine contrast to the rest of the trip.
	www.mayq.com /Best_european_trips/Loire/Loire.htm (2177 words)

	Biking the Loire - Part III
		to bicycle the Loire River Valley, France, and the Châteaux of the Loire:
		You are a serious biker, or a group of serious bikers, and you would like to follow the Loire River on a longer trip, passing through several different regions of France, or even beyond.
		Called "La Loire à Vélo" (the Loire by bike), it is supposed to utilize minor highways and newly created bike paths, with connections to major tourist sights.
	www.mayq.com /Best_european_trips/Loire/Loire3.htm (4832 words)

	Waterways in France
		Loire River • Marne River • Marne-Rhin Canal • Meuse River • Moselle River
		Oise River • Rhine Canals • Rhine River • Rhône River • Saône River • Seine River
		Lake of Brenets, a natural widening in the river, is a tourist center; at the northern end of the lake the river drops 88 ft. (27 m).
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/DF_waterways.shtml (1274 words)

	Loire River - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Loire River - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Loire River (pronounced /lwaʀ/ in French), the longest river in France with a length of just over 1000 km, drains an area of 117,000 km²;, more than a fifth of France.
		Loire River, Origin of the name, Geography, Tributaries, Départements and towns, See also, External links and Rivers of France.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Loire_River (376 words)

	Loire, river, France. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		longest river of France, c.630 mi (1,010 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., SE France, and flowing in an arc through central and W France to the Atlantic Ocean at Saint-Nazaire.
		In the Loire basin lie the rich fields, gardens, and vineyards of Orléanais, Touraine, and Anjou.
		The châteaus of the Loire region are embodiments of French history and civilization.
	www.bartleby.com /65/lo/LoireRiv.html (242 words)

	When You Go
		The region commonly referred to as the Loire Valley comprises approximately 100 miles of the river's most fertile land between Anger to the west and Orleans to the east.
		The river was historically a primary means of transportation, but today the sandy river is not maintained for motored boat navigation.
		The Loire Valley was the the site of major warfare between England and France during the Middle Ages and the Hundred Years War (1337-1453).
	www.highonadventure.com /Hoa98apr/Loire/loiredet.htm (566 words)

	GORP - Biking France's Loire River - Two Route Description
		In the Loire, both at the beginning and the end, you won't be faced with many killer climbs, but you shouldn't also be content to stay at water level the whole time.
		Rivers have cut gorges and winding valleys through the pumice of the land.
		Climb out of the Loire Valley (it's not too tough a hill) and cross the plateau separating it from its southern tributary, the Cher River.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/europe/france/bik_fra6.htm (1237 words)

	FISHING AND THE LOIRE RIVER
		Due to the numerous waterways and rivers, fresh fish could be caught close to where it was to be eaten ; this was more difficult for fish from the sea (slow transportation, difficult preserving).
		In the summer, you can fish along the Loire (at the end of the markers, on the sandbanks or off the arms of the Loire such as the Guillemette which forms the island of Béhuard).
		At the back of the boat, there is a trawl (a funnel-shaped net) which goes down to the bottom of the river and is pulled up regularly, every 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the water level.
	www.savennieres.com /ang/g2.html (1040 words)

	Loire on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		France's Loire Valley attuned to natural rhythms of life.
		Raise a glass to the cabernet franc grape from the Loire and the gamay from Beaujolais, two thirst-quenching, juicy summer wines.
		The Saint-Nazaire bridge over the estuary of the Loire river.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/l/loirer1iv.asp (642 words)

	Bike Tour of France
		The Loire River valley, with its wine country, small villages, and chateaus seemed ideal, and when coupled with the relatively flat terrain of the river valley, would lend itself to bicycle touring.
		Our plan was to spend a couple of days in Paris, then to begin our bike tour in the Loire river valley.
		The Loire river valley is about 150 miles southwest of Paris.
	www.jstevenwood.com /France.htm (966 words)

	Loire (river) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Longest river in France, rising in the Cévennes Mountains in the département of Ardèche at 1,350 m/4,430 ft near Mont Gerbier de Jonc, and flowing for over 1,000 km/620 mi north through Nevers to Orléans, then west through Tours and Nantes until it reaches the Bay of Biscay at St Nazaire.
		The Loire drains 116,550 sq km/45,000 sq mi of land, more than a fifth of France, and there are many châteaux and vineyards along its banks.
		There are four nuclear plants on the Loire.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0002066.html (192 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Loire River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Muscadet is the name of the white wine produced on France's north Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Loire River.
		The Loire River Valley, with wines made from chenin blanc grapes in appellations such as Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon and Quarts de Chaume.
		The middle of the Loire River valley, between Angers and Tours, is where the cabernet franc grape thrives and produces stylish red wines, which take their...
	conservation.mongabay.com /files/Loire_River.htm (373 words)

	Talk:Loire River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In general, we prefer to use the most common correct English usage for an article title.
		In the case of the Loire, both forms are correct, but googling shows about 7,000 for "Loire River" vs 3,000 for "River Loire".
		It's not a big deal, but wikipedia articles named in the most common way will be more likely to be seen by search engines, which is good for wikipedia visibility.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:River_Loire (129 words)

	Loire River -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		The longest river in France, it flows north and west for 634 mi (1,020 km) to the Bay of Biscay, which it enters through a wide estuary below Saint-Nazaire.
		Embankments were built as early as the 12th century, and in subsequent centuries it was used extensively for the transport of goods.
		More results on "Loire River" when you join.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9370477 (835 words)

	TrekEarth \| Cormorants in the Loire river Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It is distinguished from the cormorants crested and Pygmy by his higher size, its more massive silhouette, as by a yellowish zone at the base of the hooked nozzle.
		The inlays of brown land into the river, on which the birds are standing, make good elements inside your frame.
		The reflections of the birds and of the light on the Loire's surface are nice, too.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/photo109511.htm (535 words)

	THE LOIRE VALLEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Orleans was France's intellectual capital in the 13th century, attracting artists, poets and troubadours to the royal court.
		This is the classic Loire valley, a château trail which embraces the Renaissance gardens of Villandry and the fairytale turrets of Azay-le-Rideau.
		The river Loire at Montsoreau, southeast of Saumur.
	www.franceway.com /regions/loire/intro.htm (322 words)

	Paris and the Loire River Valley
		The Loire river valley south of Paris is famous for it's Châteaus.
		It was begun in 1519 and included ambitious plans to divert the Loire river to run past it (this plan was never carried out; instead, a smaller river was diverted to run past it).
		Another one of interest is at Amboise, right along the Loire (most of the other châteaus of the Loire are actually not on the main river but on tributaries).
	home.earthlink.net /~garystrait/loire.htm (743 words)

	Maine loire accommodation house holiday cottage gite castle b and b hotel to rent rental (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Maine et loire accommodation house holiday rental in maine et loire maine and loire week end break seasonal lettings gites self catering and bed and breakfast in loire valley chateau for rent castle for rent in the loire valley maine et loire campsite ans camping hotel in the maine et loire.
		Located between two rivers, the Loire et the Authion, la nearness of Saumur makes it both in the countryside and in the city, with all its possible activities.
		Our house, La Génaudière, is set in grounds on the outskirts of a typical French village surrounded by vineyards, some 3km from the river Loire, between the historic towns of Saumur and Angers, right in the heart of the Loire/Anjou/Touraine regional park.
	www.paysdelaloire.vendeens.com /loire/maine-et-loire (1199 words)

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