about-pays-de-la-loire

The Facts	The Landscape	Things to do Places to Visit
Location Situated in north west France. Below. Brittany and Bas Normandy Above. Poitou Charentes. Population (ranked 5th) Jan 2006 3,426000 Density (2006) 107/km² Area 32,082 km² Departments Loire Atlantique. 44 (Nantes) Maine-et-Loire. 49 (Angers) Mayenne. 53 (Laval) Sarthe. 72 (Le Man) Vendee 85 (La Roche-sur-Yon)	Coastal 300 km of coastline with long gentle sloping sandy beaches, picturesque harbours and enchanting bays and coves. The pine forest just behind coast. River Loire and the Loire valley near the estary and towards Nantes it is industrial, other wise it is noted as one of the best wine growing ares of France The bocage. noted for the small fields and lakes. The Marais. Behind the coast there are several areas of marshland used by migrating birds, the largest is in the south Vendee, Known as Marais Poitevin. The Praire. The Lucon to Fontenay praire,originally the coastal plain, large open fields with Wheat,Mase and Sunflowers.	The Le Man 24 hour Race. Cadre Noire, National Horse school. Puy du Fou. Theme Park