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| Pays de la Loire region | |
| Capital | Nantes |
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| Residents | 3.781.423 (2018) |
| surface | 32,082 km² |
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Pays de la Loire lies in the west Of France at the mouth of the Loire. Pays de la Loire is an administrative region that was formed in the 1950s and has remained unchanged since then. Since the administrative reform in 2016, it has bordered the north of the Normandy, in the east Center-Val de Loire, in the south New Aquitaine, to the west to the Atlantic Ocean and to the northwest to the Brittany.
Regions
- Landscapes and historical provinces
- Anjou - Lowland in the center, the lower Loire Valley, around the city of Angers, largely coincides with the department Maine-et-Loire and the north of Vienne
- Upper Brittany - geographically and historically, the north-west of the Pays de la Loire province (the area north of the mouth of the Loire, including the area around Nantes) still belongs to Upper Brittany, but Breton is not spoken here; corresponds roughly to the department Loire-Atlantique
- Maine - The slightly hilly landscape in the north, around Le Mans, roughly corresponds to the departments Mayenne and Sarthe
- Poitou - part of the department Vendée belongs to the historical province of Poitou, which today is for the most part in the region Poitou-Charentes lies.
- Vendée - Lowlands in the west on the Atlantic coast, north of the mouth of the Sèvre, largely coincides with the eponymous department
- Gâtine vendéenne - hilly and wooded area in the east of the Vendée, at the transition to the Poitou
Departments
- Loire-Atlantique (44)
- Maine-et-Loire (49)
- Mayenne (53)
- Sarthe (72)
- Vendée (85)
places
- 1 Nantes
, Capital of the region; Once an important port city at the mouth of the Loire funnel, important for trade with the colonies, including slaves and ebony; European Green Capital 2013 - 2 Angers , in the high Middle Ages center of the "Angevin Empire", the possessions of the House of Plantagenet, which stretched from England to Gascony
- 3 Cholet
- 4 Guérande
- 5 Laval (Mayenne)
- 6 Le Mans , known for its Gothic cathedral and the 24-hour automobile race
- 7 La Roche-sur-Yon
- 8 Pornichet
- 9 Saint-Nazaire , Port city on the Atlantic
- 10 Saumur , stronghold of the Huguenots in the 16th century
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Other goals
- Regional nature park Brière
background
The region includes large parts of the historic landscapes of Anjou, Maine, Le Perche, Poitou and historic Brittany. Some of the Loire's famous castles lie within this landscape, but most of them are in the region Center-Val de Loire.
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getting there
By plane
Largest airport in the region is Nantes-Atlantique; There are also direct flights there from German-speaking countries. If the destination is in the north or west of the region, there is also a flight Rennes into consideration; if it is in the southwest, you can go to La Rochelle to fly. Following flights to the Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport you can take the TGV directly from the airport train station to Le Mans (1:40 hours), Angers (2:20 hours) or Nantes (just under 3 hours).
By train
The high-speed TGV Atlantique line, which allows speeds of up to 300 km / h, runs from Paris to Le Mans. With the TGV from Paris-Montparnasse you can reach Le Mans in 55 minutes, Angers in a good 1½ hours and Nantes in around 2:10 hours. The TGV on the Paris-Rennes line stops eight times a day in Laval; The journey time from Paris-Montparnasse is a little over 1½ hours. A TGV runs five times a day from Paris to Saint-Nazaire, the journey takes an average of 2:45 hours also the station has to be changed.
By bus
Ouibus, the long-distance bus division of SNCF, offers bus connections from Paris to Le Mans, Angers and Nantes. These are significantly cheaper than a train ride (from € 7), but also take a lot longer.
Eurolines offer long-distance bus connections from various German cities to Angers and Nantes (one change in Paris).
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Angers. Tapestries of the Apocalypse, 13th century fortress, art museum, numerous parks and gardens.
- Laval. Lactopôle (information center on milk and dairy products), old castle, museum of naive art.
- Le Mans. Medieval old town, Gothic cathedral, automobile museum (especially dedicated to the Le Mans 24-hour race).
- Nantes. Ducal castle, history museum, natural history museum.
- Saumur. 14th century castle, arts and crafts museum, tank museum.
- The western of the Castles of the Loire are in this region. Most of the most famous, however, are in the neighboring region Center-Val de Loire.
