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| Coat of arms of the Loire-Atlantique department | |
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| Department number: | 44 |
| Region: | Pays-de-la-Loire |
| Prefecture: | Nantes |
| Subprefectures: | Ancenis Châteaubriant Saint-Nazaire |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 59 |
| Communes: | 221 |
| President of the General Council: | Patrick Mareschal |
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| Population | Ranked 13th |
| -Jan. The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 Regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Ancenis (Ankiniz is a commune of the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France. Châteaubriant is a French commune, located in the Loire-Atlantique département, in the Pays de la Loire région See also the St Nazaire Raid Saint-Nazaire ( Breton: Sant-Nazer) is a town and ''commune'' in the Loire-Atlantique département The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 4 arrondissements of the Loire-Atlantique department are Arrondissement of Châteaubriant, ( subprefecture: Châteaubriant The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 59 cantons of the Loire-Atlantique department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 221 communes of the Loire-Atlantique département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. 1, 2006 estimate -March 8, 1999 census |
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| Population density: | 179/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6,815 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France.
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History
Loire-Atlantique is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Originally, it was named Loire-Inférieure, but its name was changed in 1957 to Loire-Atlantique. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
The area was originally part of Brittany, and contains what many people still consider to be Brittany's capital, Nantes. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast This department was separated from Brittany in 1941 by the Vichy government. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 There is a popular campaign to have it reintegrated in Brittany.
Geography
Loire-Atlantique is part of the current region of Pays-de-la-Loire and is surrounded by the department of Morbihan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Maine-et-Loire, and Vendée, with the Atlantic on the west. Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 Regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes Morbihan (Mor-Bihan is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan ( small sea in Breton) the enclosed sea that is the Ille-et-Vilaine (Il-ha-Gwilen is a department of France, located in the region of Bretagne in the northwest of France. Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France. History Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean.
Culture
The Breton language is an important issue, with many supporting bilingual education. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany
See also
- Cantons of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Arrondissements of the Loire-Atlantique department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
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