Population - 5,662,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 71,233 km²   (1,663)

Population density - 79   (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Departments

Centre - Cher

Centre - Eure-et-Loir

Centre - Indre

Centre - Indre-et-Loire
Centre - Loiret

Centre - Loir-et-Cher

Pays-de-la-Loire - Loire-Atlantique

Pays-de-la-Loire - Maine-et-Loire

Pays-de-la-Loire - Mayenne

Pays-de-la-Loire - Sarthe

Pays-de-la-Loire - Vendee

Main Cities

Centre - Orleans

265 miles - 4 hours - from Calais

Pays-de-la-Loire

Nantes

420 miles - 6 hours - from Calais





Loire Holidays - Cher

Loire Holidays - Eure-et-Loir

Loire Holidays - Indre

Loire Holidays - Indre-et-Loire
Loire Holidays - Loiret

Loire Holidays - Loir-et-Cher

What is it really like for holidays in the Loire

From the perfect coastal holiday environment of the Vendee  to the huge low lying grain growing plains

The Loire is the first part of France - as you travel south - where the climate is so clearly different from - and warmer than - the North of France and the UK

This is Chateau country - where you find the famous grand chateaux of the aristocratic history of France

Because large tracts of land are used for gain crops with large scale modern farms the grand towns and architecture provide the inland interest

For light white and rose and a few reds here is where the vineyards start










Loire Holidays - Loire-Atlantique

Loire Holidays - Maine-et-Loire

Loire Holidays - Mayenne

Loire Holidays - Sarthe

Loire Holidays - Vendee

Cher
Wet land border country

Eure-et-Loir
Chartres stands out - an island raised above the fields

Indre
Less fertile - parts like Chobham common

Indre-et-Loire

Majesty at Tours - Chinon - Loches

Loiret
Orleans

Loir-et-Cher

Grand Blois

Loire-Atlantique
Nantes & St Nazaire for naval history

Maine-et-Loire

Angers - Saumur - Anjou wines

Mayenne

Quiet - away from it all

Sarthe

Forests with racing at Le Mans

Vendee

Warm gentle enjoyable coast line

Loire Holidays - b&b

Loire Holidays - cottages

Loire Holidays - tourist info