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.
47.4666667-0.8333333Cherbourg is a port town at the north end of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France.
49.633-1.6167Caen is the capital of the Calvados department in northern France. With a population of 115,000, it is the largest city in Lower Normandy.
49.1831-0.3694Bayeux is a small town in northern France within Lower Normandy. Bayeux is best known for the remarkable Bayeux Tapestry that chronicles in visual form the conquest of England by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, in 1066.
49.2794-0.7028city in Loire-Atlantique, France
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