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Arrondissement Of Saint-Nazaire
The arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region. It has 55 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 327,907 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire, and their INSEE codes, are: # Assérac (44006) # Batz-sur-Mer (44010) # La Baule-Escoublac (44055) # La Bernerie-en-Retz (44012) # Besné (44013) # Bouée (44019) # Campbon (44025) # La Chapelle-Launay (44033) # La Chapelle-des-Marais (44030) # Chaumes-en-Retz (44005) # Chauvé (44038) # Corsept (44046) # Le Croisic (44049) # Crossac (44050) # Donges (44052) # Drefféac (44053) # Frossay (44061) # Guenrouet (44068) # Guérande (44069) # Herbignac (44072) # Lavau-sur-Loire (44080) # Malville (44089) # Mesquer (44097) # Missillac (44098) # Montoir-de-Bretagne (44103) # Les Moutiers-en-Retz (44106) # Paimbœuf (44116) # Piriac-sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (; ; Gallo: ''Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer'') is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany. The town has a major harbour on the right bank of the Loire estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean. The town is at the south of the second-largest swamp in France, called "la Brière". Given its location, Saint-Nazaire has a long tradition of fishing and shipbuilding. The Chantiers de l'Atlantique, one of the largest shipyards in the world, constructed notable ocean liners such as , , and the cruise ship , the largest passenger ship in the world until 2022. Saint-Nazaire was a small village until the Industrial Revolution but became a large town in the second half of the 19th century, thanks to the construction of railways and the growth of the seaport. Saint-Nazaire progressively replaced upstream Nantes as the main haven on the Loire estuary. As a major submarine base for the Kriegsmarine, Saint-Nazaire was subject to a successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
