<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Loire (La Loire) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Loire in Maine - et - Loire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - left </Td> <Td> Allier, Cher, Indre, Vienne, Sèvre Nantaise </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Maine, Nièvre, Erdre </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> Massif Central </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Sainte - Eulalie, Ardèche </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 1,408 m (4,619 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 44 ° 49 ′ 48" N 4 ° 13 ′ 20" E ﻿ / ﻿ 44.83000 ° N 4.22222 ° E ﻿ / 44.83000; 4.22222 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Atlantic Ocean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Saint - Nazaire, Loire - Atlantique </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 0 m (0 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 47 ° 16 ′ 09" N 2 ° 11 ′ 09" W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.26917 ° N 2.18583 ° W ﻿ / 47.26917; - 2.18583 Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′ 09" N 2 ° 11 ′ 09" W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.26917 ° N 2.18583 ° W ﻿ / 47.26917; - 2.18583 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1,012 km (629 mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 117,000 km (45,174 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Discharge </Th> <Td> for Montjean - sur - Loire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - average </Td> <Td> 835.3 m / s (29,498 cu ft / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - max </Td> <Td> 4,150 m / s (146,600 cu ft / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - min </Td> <Td> 60 m / s (2,119 cu ft / s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Map of France with the Loire highlighted </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> UNESCO World Heritage Site </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official name </Th> <Td> The Loire Valley between Sully - sur - Loire and Chalonnes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> Cultural: (i) (ii) (iv) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference </Th> <Td> 933bis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inscription </Th> <Td> 2000 (24th Session) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Extensions </Th> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 86,021 ha (212,560 acres) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Buffer zone </Th> <Td> 213,481 ha (527,520 acres) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Loire (La Loire) </Td> </Tr>

Where is the source of the loire river