WebLoire-Atlantique. Ancenis; Nantes; Saint-Nazaire; The Loire Valley in the Loire river basin, is a 300 km (190 mi) ... It is also noteworthy for its architectural heritage: in part for its historic towns such as Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Nantes, ...

WebPornic (French pronunciation: ; Pornizh in Breton, Port-Nitz in Gallo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. In 1973 the commune of Pornic absorbed the neighbouring municipalities of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Clion-sur-Mer.

WebHaute-Loire (French pronunciation: (); Occitan: Naut Léger; English: Upper Loire) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, Lozère, Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme.In 2019, it had a population of 227,570; its inhabitants are called Altiligériens in …

WebHistory. Nevers first enters written history as Noviodunum, a town held by the Aedui at Roman contact. The quantities of medals and other Roman antiquities found on the site indicate the importance of the place, and in 52 BCE, Julius Caesar made Noviodunum, which he describes as in a convenient position on the banks of the Loire, a depot (B. G. …

WebThe Loire Valley wine region includes the French wine regions situated along the river Loire from the Muscadet region near the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast to the region of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé just southeast of the city of Orléans in north central France.In between are the regions of Anjou wine, Saumur, Bourgueil, Chinon, and Vouvray.The …

WebLe livre numérique (en anglais : ebook ou e-book), aussi connu sous les noms de livre électronique et de livrel, est un livre édité et diffusé en version numérique, disponible sous la forme de fichiers, qui peuvent être téléchargés et stockés pour être lus sur un écran [1], [2] (ordinateur personnel, téléphone portable, liseuse, tablette tactile), sur une plage braille, …

WebHistory. Loire was created in 1793 when the Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two, about 3½ years after it was created. This was a response to counter-revolutionary activities in Lyon which, by population, was the country's second largest city. By splitting Rhône-et-Loire the government sought to protect the French Revolution from the potential power …

WebSeine-Maritime (French pronunciation: [sɛn maʁitim] ()) is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France.It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre.Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inférieure.It had a population of 1,255,633 in 2019.

WebPays de la Loire, région of France encompassing the western départements of Mayenne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, Vendée, and Loire-Atlantique. Pays de la Loire is bounded by the régions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the northwest, Normandy to the north, Centre to the east, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine to the south. The Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean …

WebEssonne (French pronunciation: ()) is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region.It is named after the river Essonne.In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.. Essonne was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments. Its prefecture is Évry-Courcouronnes.Its INSEE and postcode …