the source of the loire river is located at north - east of crocq.
where is the source of the loire river?
north - east of crocq
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haute-loire (; ) is a department in south-central france named after the loire river. haute-loire is part of the current region of auvergne-rhône-alpes and is surrounded by the departments of loire, ardèche, lozère, cantal, and puy-de-dôme. the inhabitants of the department are called "altiligériens" (english : altiligerians).





















































the department covers the upper reaches of the loire and consists of the loire valley and the surrounding mountains in the massif central. it is one of the original 83 departments of france created in 1790 during the french revolution. parts of the department are included in the livradois-forez regional natural park.
haute-loire
indeed, the original castel was built (on one side) on the mouth of the aubinière river, where aubinière meets with loire river. before the huge 16th century loire river floods, chateauboisbriand was (also) located on the banks of the loire river. sea tides influence is noticeable on loire river, there. the vikings invaded western loire region using loire river. since these floods, loire river bed has been postpone 2 miles further thanks to dams (called "levées", locally).
château de bois-briand