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Loire-Atlantique ( French pronunciation: [lwaʁ atlɑ̃tik]; Gallo: Louére-Atantique; Breton: Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: Loire-Inférieure, [3] Breton: Liger-Izelañ) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean.
Loire-Atlantique is a department in France. It is in the Pays de la Loire region. Its capital is Nantes, which is also the region's capital. The department gets its name from the river which goes through it ( la Loire), and because it is next to the Atlantic Ocean .
The Loire gives its name to six departments: Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, and Saône-et-Loire. The lower-central swathe of its valley straddling the Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire regions was added to the World Heritage Sites list of UNESCO on December 2, 2000.
department, France. Also known as: Loire-Inférieure. Learn about this topic in these articles: Pays de la Loire. In Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire, Vendée, and Loire-Atlantique. Pays de la Loire is bounded by the régions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the northwest, Normandy to the north, Centre to the east, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine to the south.
Loire-Atlantique travel guide and tourist information, with beaches and resorts, places to visit and popular attractions in the Loire-Atlantique, France.
Batz-sur-Mer ( French pronunciation: [ba syʁ mɛʁ], literally Batz on Sea; Gallo: Borg-de-Baz, Breton: Bourc'h-Baz) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France . The commune is situated on a former island that, until around the 9th century, was separate from the mainland at Guérande and the neighboring island of Le Croisic.
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This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Communes in Loire-Atlantique (2 C, 207 P) People from Loire-Atlantique (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Loire-Atlantique" This category contains only the following page. Loire-Atlantique. Category: Departments of Pays de la Loire.
