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Saint-Nazaire airport is located 5 km (3 mi) south-east of Saint-Nazaire, in the commune of Montoir-de-Bretagne. It has an annual capacity of approximately 150,000 passengers, and is the operational and maintenance base for Eagle Aviation France .
The adjacent dry-dock in Saint-Nazaire dock was the target of Operation Chariot, a British commando raid in 1942, the U-boat pens were a secondary target of the raid.The attack successfully disabled the dry-dock by ramming an explosive-filled destroyer into it, and by demolition teams wrecking the pumps and electrical system.
Other principal towns include Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Jonzac, Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan, Royan, Marennes, Pons, and Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. In 1790, during the French Revolution, Saintonge became part of Charente-Inférieure, one of the 83 departments organized by the new government. This was renamed as Charente-Maritime in 1941, during World War II.
Saint-Nazaire (French: [sɛ̃ nazɛːʁ] ⓘ; Catalan: Sant Nazari de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography [ edit ]
Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan (French: [sɛ̃ nazɛːʁ də pezɑ̃]; Occitan: Sant Nazari de Pesan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population [ edit ]
Saint-Nazaire (French: [sɛ̃ nazɛːʁ] ⓘ; Provençal: Sent Nazari) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Population. Historical population;
The arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire is an arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 55 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 345,185 (2021), and its area is 1,758.1 km 2 (678.8 sq mi).
The long-distance hiking trail 34 (French: Sentier de grande randonnée 34 or GR 34 for short) is a French coastal path that starts from Mont-Saint-Michel and ends in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique).