Pays de la Loire info

Other examples of "artificially created" regions include Rhone-Alpes, which was created as the region for Lyon, and Midi-Pyrenees, which was created as the region for Toulouse.

Consequently, the name of the region, chosen by the French central government, was not based on history, but purely on geographical references: Pays (i.e. "lands") de la Loire (i.e. "of the Loire River"). However, the majority of the famous châteaux of the Loire Valley are located in the Centre region, and not inside Pays de la Loire, despite the confusing name. The Pays de la Loire present many great monuments as the castles of Angers, Laval, Mayenne and the Nantes "Château des Ducs de Bretagne", the Royal Fontevraud Abbey (the widest monastic ensemble in Europe), the old city of Le Mans but also many Natural Parks (as the Brière, the Marsh of Poitou...).

 

Bays in Pays de la Loire, France

Bretignolles-sur-Mer is a village and commune of the Vendee departement in France....


Croisic is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in Western France....


Ile d'Yeu is an island and town just off the Vendee coast of western France....


La Barre-de-Monts is a commune in the Vendee department In The Pays de la Loire region in Western France....


La Baule-Escoublac, commonly referred to as La Baule, is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France. It boasts the longest sand beach of Europe, which is 12 kilometers in length....


La Tranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendee department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France....


La Turballe is located in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France with fishing port, promenade, restaurants and pubs, accommodation and miles of beautiful sunny beaches....


Les Sables d'Olonne is a seaside town in western France, by the Atlantic Ocean . It Is a town and has Sub - prefecture of the Vendee department....


Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....


Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile, commonly referred to as Noirmoutier, is a commune located in the northern part of Île de Noirmoutier, an island just off the coast of the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France....


Notre -Dame -de -Monts Is a town In The Vendee department In The Pays de la Loire region in Western France....


Notre-Dame-de-Monts is a Commune in The Vendee department In The Pays de la Loire region in Western France....


Pornic is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique departement in western France....


Pornichet Is a town In The Loire Atlantique department in Western France....


Saint-Hilaire - de- Riez Is a town In The Vendee department In The Pays de la Loire region in Western France.  ...


Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Is A Common In The Vendee department In The Pays de la Loire region in Western France....


Saint-Jean-de-Monts Is a commune In The Vendee department In The Pays de la Loire region in Western France, that is renowned for it's sandy beach....


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