Title: Loir Content: The Loir is a river in central France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe. It flows through two regions of France: Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire The Eure-et-Loir and Loir-et-Cher departments are named after this river. ==Geography== The Loir is long. Its drainage basin covers . Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Durtal, Maine-et-Loire (1961 - 2017). Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:70 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:Jan text:Jan. bar:Feb text:Feb. bar:Mar text:Mar. bar:Apr text:Apr. bar:May text:May bar:Jun text:Jun. bar:Jul text:Jul. bar:Aug text:Aug. bar:Sep text:Sep. bar:Oct text:Oct. bar:Nov text:Nov. bar:Dec text:Dec. PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:Jan from:0 till: 60.10 bar:Feb from:0 till: 59.90 bar:Mar from:0 till: 50.70 bar:Apr from:0 till: 37.10 bar:May from:0 till: 26.90 bar:Jun from:0 till: 19.30 bar:Jul from:0 till: 13.90 bar:Aug from:0 till: 12.00 bar:Sep from:0 till: 13.60 bar:Oct from:0 till: 18.90 bar:Nov from:0 till: 27.50 bar:Dec from:0 till: 42.10 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 60.10 fontsize:S text: 60.10 shift:(-9,5) bar:Feb at: 59.90 fontsize:S text: 59.90 shift:(-12,5) bar:Mar at: 50.70 fontsize:S text: 50.70 shift:(-12,5) bar:Apr at: 37.10 fontsize:S text: 37.10 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 26.90 fontsize:S text: 26.90 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jun at: 19.30 fontsize:S text: 19.30 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jul at: 13.90 fontsize:S text: 13.90 shift:(-12,5) bar:Aug at: 12.00 fontsize:S text: 12.00 shift:(-12,5) bar:Sep at: 13.60 fontsize:S text: 13.60 shift:(-12,5) bar:Oct at: 18.90 fontsize:S text: 18.90 shift:(-12,5) bar:Nov at: 27.50 fontsize:S text: 27.50 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 42.10 fontsize:S text: 42.10 shift:(-12,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Durtal ===Course=== The Loir starts in the former province of Perche, in the commune of Champrond-en-Gâtine, Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire region. It starts at an altitude of about . The Loir flows, in general, to the southwest. It goes through the following regions, departments and communes: * Centre-Val de Loire region ** Eure-et- Loir: Alluyes, Illiers-Combray, Bonneval, La Chapelle-du-Noyer, Châteaudun, Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Donnemain-Saint-Mamès, Douy, Marboué, Moléans, Montboissier, Montigny-le-Gannelon, Romilly-sur-Aigre, Saint-Avit-les- Guespières, Saint-Christophe, Saint-Denis-les-Ponts, Saint-Éman (sources), Saint-Hilaire-sur-Yerre, Saint-Maur-sur-le-Loir, Saumeray, Le Thieulin. ** Loir-et-Cher: Areines, Artins, Brevainville, Couture-sur-Loir, Fréteval, Lavardin, Les Roches-l'Évêque, Lignières, Lisle, Mazangé, Meslay, Montoire- sur-le-Loir, Morée, Naveil, Pezou, Saint-Firmin-des-Prés, Saint-Hilaire-la- Gravelle, Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets, Saint-Jean-Froidmentel ; Saint-Martin- des-Bois, Saint-Ouen, Tréhet, Villiers-sur-Loir, Vendôme, Thoré-la-Rochette. * Pays de la Loire region ** Sarthe: Poncé-sur-le-Loir, Ruillé-sur-Loir, La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, Lhomme, Chahaignes, Marçon, Dissay-sous-Courcillon, Château-du-Loir, Vaas, Le Lude, La Flèche. ** Maine-et-Loire : Durtal, Seiches-sur-le-Loir, Villevêque, Soucelles, Briollay. At its end, the Loir flows into the Sarthe river at the place called Bec du Loir ("beak of the Cher")The French word bec (beak or bill in English) means, in this and similar cases, the confluence of two rivers. in Briollay, Maine-et-Loire department, at of altitude. ==Main tributaries== The main tributaries of the Loir are: Left tributaries: * Conie - 32.4 km * Aigre - 30.8 km * Houzée - 20.8 km * Dême - 32.5 km * Fare - 36.9 km * Maulne - 29.3 km * Marconne - 20.9 km Right tributaries: * Thironne - 26 km * Foussarde - 30.5 km * Ozanne - 44 km * Yerre - 48.7 km * Egvonne - 24.2 km * Braye - 75.1 km * Veuve - 26.2 km * Aune - 29.8 km * Argance - 19.7 km ==Gallery== File:Le Loir à La Flèche.JPG|The Loir in La Flèche. File:VendomeLoir.jpg|The Loir in Vendôme. File:Durtal - Le Loir (2011).jpg|The Loir in Durtal. File:Villevêque (49).jpg|The Loir in Villevêque ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France