The longest river in France, flowing roughly 1,000 kilometers from the Massif Central to the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. Its valley is renowned for a dense concentration of Renaissance chateaux and historic vineyards.
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Loire (Wikipedia)
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The Loire changed its course, due to tectonic deformations, from the original outfall into the English Channel to its new outfall into the Atlantic Ocean thereby forming today's narrow terrain of gorges, the Loire Valley with alluvium formations and the long stretch of beaches along the Atlantic Ocean.
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