List of tributaries of the Loire

The river Loire in France has numerous tributaries, which include the following rivers (in order, going upstream):

Map of the Loire basin showing the major tributaries

* Acheneau
* Boulogne
* Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes)
* Erdre (in Nantes)
* Èvre (in Le Marillais)
* Layon (in Chalonnes-sur-Loire)
* Maine (near Angers)
* Mayenne (near Angers)
* Oudon (in Le Lion-d'Angers)
* Verzée (in Segré)
* Ernée (in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne)
* Sarthe (near Angers)
* Loir (north of Angers)
* Braye (in Pont-de-Braye)
* Aigre (near Cloyes-sur-le-Loir)
* Yerre (near Cloyes-sur-le-Loir)
* Conie (near Châteaudun)
* Ozanne (in Bonneval)
* Vaige (in Sablé-sur-Sarthe)
* Vègre (in Avoise)
* Huisne (in Le Mans)
* Authion (in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire)
* Thouet (near Saumur)
* Dive (near Saint-Just-sur-Dive)
* Losse (near Montreuil-Bellay)
* Argenton (near Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay)
* Thouaret (near Taizé)
* Cébron (near Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet)
* Palais (near Parthenay)
* Viette (near Parthenay)
* Vienne (in Candes-Saint-Martin)
* Creuse (north of Châtellerault)
* Gartempe (in La Roche-Posay)
* Anglin (in Angles-sur-l'Anglin)
* Salleron (in Ingrandes)
* Benaize (in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize)
* Abloux (in Prissac)
* Brame (in Darnac)
* Semme (in Droux)
* Petite Creuse (in Fresselines)
* Clain (in Châtellerault)
* Clouère (in Château-Larcher)
* Briance (in Condat-sur-Vienne)
* Taurion (in Saint-Priest-Taurion)
* Indre (east of Candes-Saint-Martin)
* Indrois (in Azay-sur-Indre)
* Cher (in Villandry)
* Sauldre (in Selles-sur-Cher)
* Rère (in Villeherviers)
* Arnon (near Vierzon)
* Yèvre (in Vierzon)
* Auron (in Bourges)
* Airain (in Savigny-en-Septaine)
* Tardes (in Évaux-les-Bains)
* Voueize (in Chambon-sur-Voueize)
* Beuvron (in Chaumont-sur-Loire)
* Cosson (in Candé-sur-Beuvron)
* Loiret (in Orléans)
* Vauvise (in Saint-Satur)

Confluence of the Allier and the Loire

* Allier (near Nevers)
* Sioule (in La Ferté-Hauterive)
* Bouble (in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule)
* Dore (near Puy-Guillaume)
* Alagnon (near Jumeaux)
* Senouire (near Brioude)
* Ance (in Monistrol-d'Allier)
* Chapeauroux (in Saint-Christophe-d'Allier)
* Nièvre (in Nevers)
* Acolin (near Decize)
* Aron (in Decize)
* Alène (in Cercy-la-Tour)
* Besbre (near Dompierre-sur-Besbre)
* Arroux (in Digoin)
* Bourbince (in Digoin)
* Arconce (in Varenne-Saint-Germain)
* Lignon du Forez (in Feurs)
* Furan (in Andrézieux-Bouthéon)
* Ondaine (in Unieux)
* Lignon du Velay (in Monistrol-sur-Loire)