Brière Regional Natural Park
Brière Regional Natural Park (, ) is a protected area in the Pays de la Loire region of France. It covers a total area of with a core of wetland, the ''Grande Brière'', covering approximately . The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970. The park includes the following member communes: *Assérac *Crossac * Donges * Guerande *Herbignac *La Baule-Escoublac * La Chapelle-des-Marais * Missillac *Montoir-de-Bretagne *Pornichet * Prinquiau * Saint-André-des-Eaux *Saint-Joachim *Saint-Lyphard *Saint-Malo-de-Guersac *Saint-Molf *Saint-Nazaire *Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne *Trignac See also * List of regional natural parks of France A regional nature park or regional natural park ( or PNR) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the Cabinet of France, French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstanding beauty in order to protec ... References External links Official park website Official park website ...
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Pays De La Loire
Pays de la Loire (; but can also mean 'Lower Loire') is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located on the country's Atlantic Ocean, 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" (). In 2020, Pays de la Loire had a population of 3,832,120. Geography Pays de la Loire is in western France, bordered by Brittany on the northwest, Normandy on the north, Centre-Val de Loire on the east, Nouvelle-Aquitaine on the south, and the Bay of Biscay of the North Atlantic Ocean on the southwest. Departments and former province Pays de la Loire comprises five departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Vendée. Pays de la Loire is made up of the following historical provinces: * Part of Brittany, with its old capital Nantes contained within the Loire-Atlantique departments of France, department. This is up to 20% of his ...
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Pornichet
Pornichet (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Geography Location Pornichet is a coastal town of the Côte d'Amour, located ten kilometers west of the centre of Saint-Nazaire. The adjacent communes are Saint-Nazaire and La Baule-Escoublac. Physical geography The town of Pornichet is located * on the line ''sillon de Guérande'', orientated NW-SE; the town border is located on the ''Route de Guérande'', D392d, at approximately 4 km from the shore, at a place called ''Pont de Terre'' (railway junction) at the ''Quatre Vents''; * on a coastal rock belt located upfront of the ''sillon de Guérande'' (same orientation), between two rock heads, the ''Pointe du Bec'' and the ''Pointe de la Lande'' (border with Saint-Nazaire), separated of 4.25 km; * on sandy terranes part of the sand dune unit of ''Escoublac'', between the place named ''Mazy'' (border with La Baule-Escoublac) and the ''Pointe du Bec'' (length: 2 km; width: ...
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Geography Of Loire-Atlantique
Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. Geography has been called "a bridge between natural science and social science disciplines." Origins of many of the concepts in geography can be traced to Greek Eratosthenes of Cyrene, who may have coined the term "geographia" (). The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as the title of a book by Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy (100 – 170 AD). This work created the so-called "Ptolemaic tradition" of geography, which included "Ptolemaic cartographic theory." ...
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Regional Natural Parks Of France
A regional nature park or regional natural park ( or PNR) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the Cabinet of France, French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstanding beauty in order to protect the scenery and heritage as well as set up sustainable economic development in the area. A PNR sets goals and guidelines for managed human habitation, sustainable economic development, and the protection of the natural environment based on each park's unique landscape and heritage. The parks also foster ecological research programs and public education in the natural sciences. As of 2024, there are 58 PNRs. These account for 15% of all French territory, over . The parks encompass over 4,200 Communes of France, communes with more than three million inhabitants. The PNR system was created by a decree of March 1, 1967. The territory covered by each PNR is decided by the French Prime Minister and is reexamined every 12 years. Regional nat ...
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Brière 2
Brière (; ) is the marsh area north of the Loire estuary in France, near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The residents of Brière are called ''Briérons''. The Brière marsh area includes a vast area of humid zones stretching from the Gulf of Morbihan and the estuary of the Vilaine to the north, to the salt marshes of Guérande to the west, to the estuary of the Loire and the Lac de Grand-Lieu in the south. Peat used to be harvested here. The Brière territory extends over , including of humid zone, at the heart of which lies the Grande Brière Mottière which encompasses and 21 communes. It is rich in flora and fauna, and navigation is possible with boats called chalands. Cottages are a common sight in the area, with around 3000 thatched roof cottages dotted throughout the area. Alphonse de Chateaubriant's prize-winning novel ''La Brière'' (translated as ''Passion and Peat''), 1923, is set in the area and describes its traditions and culture. It has been suggested that ...
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Trignac
Trignac (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It was created in 1913 from part of the commune of Montoir-de-Bretagne. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne
Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne (, literally '' Saint Regina of Brittany''; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, 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 era, 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 subje ...
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Saint-Molf
Saint-Molf (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population See also *La Baule - Guérande Peninsula *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Saint-Malo-de-Guersac
Saint-Malo-de-Guersac (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It was created in 1925 from part of the commune of Montoir-de-Bretagne. It is located from Saint-Nazaire in Brière. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Saint-Lyphard
Saint-Lyphard (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is named after Saint Liphardus, a 6th-century AD abbot of the monastery established at Meung-sur-Loire. Population See also * La Baule - Guérande Peninsula * Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):