List of tributaries of the Loire

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

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)

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)