Pays de la Loire
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The Pays de Loire [1] is an extensive region of north-western France located broadly to the west and south-west of the French capital Paris, separated from it by the adjoining region of Centre-Val de Loire with which it shares many affinities. The Pays de Loire is somewhat more diverse, however, and has a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, forming the northern part of the Bay of Biscay, within the area known as the Vendée.
[edit] Cities
- Nantes - capital of the region
- Angers
- Fontenay-Le-Comte
- Fontevrault
- Guerande — a walled city known for locally produced Breton salt in Salt Marshes
- Montreuil-Bellay
- La Baule
- Le Mans
- Les Sables d'Olonne
- L'Île-D'Elle
- Saumur
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The language here is much the same as the rest of France, with more northern than southern influences due to the influences from Paris, and basic French will be easily understood.
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- Bretesche Castle
- Grand Lieu Lake
- Atlantic Coast
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Travellers wishing to see more of the Loire Valley can continue further east into the adjoining Centre-Val de Loire region, studded with additional historical cities and chateaux at sites such as Bourges and Saint-Benoît-du-Sault.
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