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Code: 42
Region: Rhône-Alpes
Traditional province: Lyonnais
Bordering departments: Allier,
Ardèche,
Isère,
Haute-Loire,
Puy-de-Dôme,
Rhône,
Saône-et-Loire
Area: 4,781 km2
Population (1995): 748,500 inhabitants
Préfecture: Saint-Etienne
Sous-préfectures: Montbrison, Roanne
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 40 cantons, 327 communes.
The department is named after the river Loire (1,020
km).
The department was created in 1793, when the department of
Rhône-et-Loire was divided into Rhône and
Loire.