| Région Pays de la Loire | ||
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| Capital | Nantes | |
| Regional President | Jacques Auxiette (PS) (since 2004) |
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| Departments | Loire-Atlantique Mayenne Maine-et-Loire Sarthe Vendée |
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| Arrondissements | 17 | |
| Cantons | 192 | |
| Communes | 1,503 | |
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| Land area1 | 32,082 km² | |
| Population | (Ranked 5th) | |
| - January 1, 2007 est. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast In France, the president of the regional council (French Président du conseil régional) is the elected official who heads the Conseil régional Jacques Auxiette PS (born 3 December 1940 in Montlevicq, France) is a French politician and is currently the president of the The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 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 Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Mayenne (majɛn is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. 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 Sarthe (saʁt is a French department, named after the Sarthe River. The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. | 3,455,000 | |
| - March 8, 1999 census | 3,222,061 | |
| - Density (2007) | 108/km² | |
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Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 regions of France. 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 France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre)¹. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Other examples of "artificially created" regions include Rhône-Alpes, which was created as the region for Lyon, and Midi-Pyrénées, which was created as the region for Toulouse. Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Midi-Pyrénées ( Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the largest region of Metropolitan France by area larger Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest
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Geography
Pays de la Loire is made up of the following historical provinces:
- a part of Brittany, with its old capital Nantes contained within the Loire-Atlantique department. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic 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 is only 20% of Brittany. The other 80% of Brittany make up the region of Bretagne.
- Anjou: is largely contained within the Maine-et-Loire department. Anjou is a former County (c 880) Duchy ( 1360) and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower 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 whole of the former province of Anjou is contained inside Pays de la Loire.
- Maine: is now divided between the Mayenne and Sarthe departments. Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. It corresponds to the old county of Maine centered around the city of Le Mans. Mayenne (majɛn is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. Sarthe (saʁt is a French department, named after the Sarthe River. The whole of the former province of Maine is contained inside Pays de la Loire.
- a part of Poitou: is contained within the Vendée department. Poitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the old province of Poitou is inside the Poitou-Charentes region. Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime,
- a part of Perche: is within the northeast of Sarthe department. Perche is a former province of northern France extending over the départements of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir and Sarthe (saʁt is a French department, named after the Sarthe River. The rest of Perche is inside the Basse-Normandie and Centre regions. Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. Centre is one of the 26 regions of France, located towards the northwest of the actual centre of the country
- a small part of Touraine: southeast of Maine-et-Loire department. Touraine may also refer to Alain Touraine, French sociologist 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 Most of the former province of Touraine is inside the Centre region.
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"). The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France. 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. Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language. 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. Angers is a city in the Maine-et-Loire department in northwestern France about 300 km south-west of Paris. Laval is a commune in the Mayenne département of France. It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast This article includes information translated from the Wikipedia article « frChâteau des ducs de Bretagne » specifically from this version Fontevraud Abbey (or Fontevrault Abbey) is located in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in Anjou, France. Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Brière ( Ar Briwer in Breton) is the Marsh area to the north of the Loire Estuary at its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean. Poitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. . . ).
Demography
Evolution of the population listed by departments:
| Year | Population of the departments | |||||
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| Loire-Atlantique department |
Maine-et-Loire department |
Mayenne department |
Sarthe department |
Vendée department |
Total Pays de la Loire | |
| 1801 | 369. Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic 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 Mayenne (majɛn is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. Sarthe (saʁt is a French department, named after the Sarthe River. The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. 305 | 375. 544 | 305. 654 | 388. 143 | 243. 426 | 1. 682. 072 |
| 1851 | 535. 664 | 516. 197 | 374. 566 | 473. 071 | 383. 734 | 2. 283. 232 |
| 1901 | 664. 971 | 515 431 | 313. 103 | 422. 699 | 441. 311 | 2. 357. 515 |
| 1921 | 649. 691 | 475. 485 | 397. 292 | 2. 174. 150 | ||
| 1936 | 659. 428 | 478. 404 | 251. 348 | 388. 519 | 389. 211 | 2. 166. 910 |
| 1946 | 665. 064 | 393. 787 | 2. 224. 163 | |||
| 1954 | 733. 575 | 395. 641 | 2. 320. 177 | |||
| 1962 | 803. 372 | 535 122 | 250. 030 | 443. 019 | 408. 928 | 2. 440. 471 |
| 1968 | 861. 452 | 585. 563 | 252. 762 | 461. 839 | 421. 250 | 2. 582. 866 |
| 1975 | 934. 499 | 629. 849 | 261. 789 | 490 385 | 450. 641 | 2. 767. 163 |
| 1982 | 995. 498 | 675. 321 | 271. 784 | 504. 768 | 483. 027 | 2. 930. 398 |
| 1990 | 1. 050. 539 | 704. 668 | 277. 748 | 513. 280 | 508. 962 | 3. 055. 197 |
| 2005 | 1. 208. 761 | 754. 997 | 297. 854 | 551. 971 | 587. 162 | 3. 400. 745 |
Major communities
External links
- (French) Regional Council of Pays de la Loire Official Site
- (French) Bretagne Réunie, political group for a United Brittany, oppose the Pays de Loire
- (French) and (Breton)
- (French) The ligériose, name of a local disease consisting in advertising the "Pays de Loire" without mentioning Breton identity in Nantes
- (English) Official Pays-de-la-Loire Information in English
Notes
¹ In the 1960s, eight large regional cities of France (Lille, Nancy, Strasbourg, Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux, Marseille, Toulouse) were made "balancing metropolises", receiving special financial and technical help from the French government in order to counterbalance the excessive weight of Paris inside France. Angers is a city in the Maine-et-Loire department in northwestern France about 300 km south-west of Paris. Cholet (probably from Latin cauletum, "cabbage" is a town in western France, capital of an arrondissement in the Maine-et-Loire Châteaubriant is a French commune, located in the Loire-Atlantique département, in the Pays de la Loire région La Roche-sur-Yon is a town and commune in western France, préfecture (capital of the Vendée département. Laval is a commune in the Mayenne département of France. It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Orvault is a commune in the département of Loire-Atlantique and the Pays de la Loire region of France Rezé ( Breton: Reudied Gallo: Rezae is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique and the Pays de la Loire Saint-Herblain (Sant-Ervlan is a commune of the Loire-Atlantique département in the Pays de la Loire region of See also the St Nazaire Raid Saint-Nazaire ( Breton: Sant-Nazer) is a town and ''commune'' in the Loire-Atlantique département Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire is a commune in the département of Loire-Atlantique and the Pays de la Loire Saumur is a town and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River at, with an approximate Vertou is a commune in the département of Loire-Atlantique and the Pays de la Loire region of Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest
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