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Loir

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Loir (lwär), river, 193 mi (310 km) long, rising S of Chartres, N central France, and flowing generally SW through a fertile agricultural region to join the Sarthe River N of Angers.
Loir 

a river in northwestern France, a left tributary of the Sarthe (Loire basin). Length, 311 km; basin area, approximately 7,300 sq km. It flows mainly through a hilly plain, with its lower course flowing through the Loire Valley. The Loir is navigable for 120 km from the mouth. The city of Vendome is on the river.
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The growers have also had the courage to stick with varieties traditionally planted in the region including a local black grape called Pineau d'Aunis, whose wine is mainly sold as Coteaux du Loir or Coteaux du Vendomois.
Jasnieres is a Loire unto itself; WINE by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
But how many of us know about the Loir Valley which sits between those two locations?
Tales of the riverbank; The Great Escape STEVE CHILTON DISCOVERED THE ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Outsider Comtesse de Loir put in a strong late run and almost drew level but, even with her rider unable to use his whip, Sea-Bird's daughter was holding the other filly close home and gained the verdict by a head.
Horse Racing: Finest hour for peerless French filly; The great Arcs ... by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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