Loue

The Loue is a river of eastern , a left tributary of the , which it joins downstream of . It is 122 km long. Its source is a karst spring in the Jura mountains near , which at least partly receives its water from the Doubs.
  • Spring
  • …lies at an elevation of around 190 metres (640 feet)
  • Description: river in eastern France, tributary of the Doubs
  • Also known as
    “La Loue Rivière”
    “Loue River”
    “Source de la Loue”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame des Anges and Église Saint-Maurice d’Ouhans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ouhans and Saint-Gorgon-Main.
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is a commune in the department in the region in eastern .
is a commune in the department in the… is situated 3½ km northeast of Loue.
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Latitude
47.01073° or 47° 0′ 39″ north
Longitude
6.29971° or 6° 17′ 59″ east
Open location code
8FV8276X+7V
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Loue” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Loue”
  • Catalan: “Loue”
  • Cebuano: “Loue”
  • Chinese: “卢河”
  • Chinese: “盧河”
  • Dutch: “Loue”
  • French: “Loue”
  • German: “Loue”
  • Hungarian: “Loue”
  • Irish: “Loue”
  • Italian: “Loue”
  • Japanese: “ルー川”
  • Latvian: “Lū”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loue”
  • Persian: “رودخانه لو”
  • Persian: “لو”
  • Polish: “Loue”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Loue”
  • Serbian: “Лу”
  • Slovenian: “Loue”
  • Spanish: “Loue”
  • Spanish: “Río Loue”
  • Tajik: “Дарёи лу”
  • Tajik: “Лу”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Loue”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gorges de Nouailles and La Main.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Highlights

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