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Pays de la Loire

The Pays de la Loire is an extensive region of north-western France to the west and south-west of Paris, separated from it by the adjoining region of Centre-Val de Loire with which it shares many affinities. Both regions border on the Loire Valley and host famous châteaux. The Pays de la Loire is somewhat more diverse, however, and has a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, forming the northern part of the Bay of Biscay, within the area known as the Vendée.

82km

47.4666667-0.8333333

Bordeaux

commune in Gironde, France

213km

44.8386-0.5783

Loire Valley

French World Heritage Site

250km

47.30.7

Christchurch (England)

coastal town in Dorset, England

257km

50.73-1.78

Poole

Poole is in Dorset, on the south coast of England.

259km

50.71666667-1.98333333
Sights (9)

Nantes Cathedral

In its two crypts where the treasures and the history of the cathedral are displayed. Next to the Château des ducs de Bretagne.

222m

47.218-1.5508

Château des ducs de Bretagne

355m

47.21583333-1.55

Passage Pommeraye

A shopping mall built in the 19th century.

849m

47.21333333-1.55972222

French destroyer Maillé-Brézé (D627)

A warship which has been moored in Nantes for many years which is open to visitors

2.3km

47.20666667-1.57166667

Jules Verne Museum

3.0km

47.201616-1.577347

Pornic

commune in Loire-Atlantique, France

61km

47.1167-2.1

Guérande

commune in Loire-Atlantique, Brittany, France

96km

47.32-2.42

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel (often written Mont St Michel, with other variations) is a small UNESCO World Heritage site located on an island just off the coast near Avranches in the region of Lower Normandy in northern France. The island is best known as the site of the spectacular and well-preserved Norman Benedictine Abbey of St Michel at the peak of the rocky island, surrounded by the winding streets and convoluted architecture of the medieval town.

105km

48.636-1.5114

Granville, Manche

Commune in Normandy, France

120km

48.837401-1.593931
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Nantes

France
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Nantes

Nantes is the capital of the north-western French region of Pays de la Loire. That said, Nantes has strong historical connections with the adjoining region of Brittany, and is the historical capital of the region.

For centuries, Nantes' economy was linked to the Loire and the Atlantic; the city had France's largest harbour in the 18th century. Food processing predominated during the Industrial Age, with sugar refineries (Beghin-Say), biscuit factories (LU and BN Biscuit), canned fish (Saupiquet and Tipiak) and processed vegetables (Bonduelle and Cassegrain); these brands still dominate the French market. The Nantes region is France's largest food producer; the city has recently become a hub of innovation in food security, with laboratories and firms such as Eurofins Scientific.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

9°C3
Precipitation: 86 mm

Feb

10°C3
Precipitation: 69 mm

Mar

13°C5
Precipitation: 61 mm

Apr

16°C6
Precipitation: 61 mm

May

19°C10
Precipitation: 66 mm

Jun

23°C13
Precipitation: 43 mm

Jul

25°C14
Precipitation: 46 mm

Aug

25°C14
Precipitation: 44 mm

Sep

22°C12
Precipitation: 63 mm

Oct

18°C9
Precipitation: 93 mm

Nov

12°C6
Precipitation: 90 mm

Dec

9°C3
Precipitation: 97 mm
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