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The Nantes region is France's largest food producer; the city has recently become a hub of innovation in food security, with laboratories and firms such as Eurofins Scientific. [166] Nantes experienced deindustrialisation after port activity in Saint-Nazaire largely ceased, culminating in the 1987 closure of the shipyards. At that time, the ...
Pays de la Loire (French pronunciation: [pe.i d(ə) la lwaʁ]; lit. ' Lands of the Loire ') is one of the eighteen regions of France, located on the country's Atlantic coast. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital and most populated city, Nantes, one of a handful of French "balancing metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre).
English: Blank administrative map of the region of Pays de la Loire, France, as in February 2011, for geo-location purpose, with distinct boundaries for regions, departments and arrondissements. Français : Carte administrative vierge de la région des Pays de la Loire , France, telle qu'en février 2011, destinée à la géolocalisation, avec ...
Clisson (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Gallo: Cliczon, Breton: Klison), is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the region of Pays de la Loire, western France.. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Sèvre Nantaise and Moine, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Nantes.
Saint-Herblain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɛʁblɛ̃] ⓘ; Gallo: Saent-Erbelaen, Breton: Sant-Ervlan, pronounced [ˈsãnt ɛrvlãn]) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire, France. [3] It is the largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and lies adjacent to its west side.
Orvault (French: ⓘ; Gallo: Orvao, Breton: Orvez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and is adjacent to it on the northwest.
Sautron is located 10 km north west of Nantes, close to the Nantes-Vannes expressway. Surrounding communes are Vigneux-de-Bretagne , Orvault , Saint-Herblain and Couëron . According to the classification established by INSEE , Sautron is a commune urbaine (urban commune), one of 22 communes in the suburban area of Nantes.
Loire-Atlantique (French pronunciation: [lwaʁ atlɑ̃tik]; Gallo: Louére-Atantique; Breton: Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: Loire-Inférieure, [3] Breton: Liger-Izelañ) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean.