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Canton Of Saint-Herblain-1
The Cantons of France, canton of Saint-Herblain-1 is an administrative division of the Loire-Atlantique departments of France, department, western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Herblain. It consists of the following communes: #Couëron #Indre, Loire-Atlantique, Indre #Saint-Herblain (partly) #Sautron References Cantons of Loire-Atlantique {{LoireAtlantique-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population of 1,429,272 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 44 Loire-Atlantique INSEE History Loire-Atlantique is one of the original 83 departments created during the on March 4, 1790. Originally, it was named Loire-Inférieure, but its name was changed in March 9, 1957 to Loire-Atlantique. The area is part of the historical |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Herblain
Saint-Herblain (; br, Sant-Ervlan, ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department, administrative region of Pays de la Loire (Brittany (historical province), Brittany as historical region), France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Nantes, and lies adjacent to its west side. History The commune is named after the 7th-century AD Saint Hermeland (french: Herblain and other names; ''Hermelandus'' in Breton and Latin), abbot and confessor under the Kingdom of the Franks, Frankish king Chlothar III. Population Breton language In 2008, 0,36% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. The school network in Breton Diwan (school), Diwan has opened a college in Saint-Herblain, the first in the area. Transport The Gare de Basse-Indre-Saint-Herblain railway station is served by regional trains between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire. Twin towns - sister cities Saint-Herblain is town twinning, twinned with: * Sank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couëron
Couëron (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is part of the historic French Brittany. Couëron is one of the 24 communes of the Nantes Métropole. Geography Physical geography Couëron is located 10 miles (16 km) west of Nantes, on the North bank of the French longest river, the Loire. The town is bordered by the towns of Sautron and Vigneux-de-Bretagne to the north; Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc to the west; Indre to the east; Le Pellerin and Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau to the south. It is one of the 19 towns of the agglomeration of Nantes, therefore it is part of the Nantes Métropole (8th most populous across France) and the "espace urbain" of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire. Human geography For many years the city was the location of the Usine Pontgibaud-Tréfimétaux, which manufactured non-ferrous metal products. Couëron's public transportation is provided by the TAN. There are four bus lines: * line 91 * line 84 * night line J * line Expr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indre, Loire-Atlantique
Indre (; br, Antr) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Etymology The name Indre, pronounced in French, derives from that of Latin ''Antrum''. The city was called Antrum and Antrinse monasterium in 840, Andra in 1144 was renamed Aindre and Indre. The inhabitants of Indre are known in French as ''indrais'' . Administration Mayors Population Sights File:Iliz Endrez (Bro-Naoned).JPG File:Eglise Indre (44).JPG File:Eglise_saint-hermeland_basse-indre.jpg File:Eglise basse-indre porte.JPG File:Eglise basse-indre vue rue françois mabit.JPG 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 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sautron
Sautron (; br, Saotron) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique ''département'' in western France. Geography Sautron is located 10 km north west of Nantes, close to the Nantes-Vannes expressway. Surrounding communes are Vigneux-de-Bretagne, Orvault, Saint-Herblain and Couëron. According to the classification established by INSEE, Sautron is a ''commune urbaine'' (urban commune), one of 22 communes in the suburban area of Nantes. Population Sites and monuments Image:Sautron église.jpg, The church Image:Sautron Les Croix.jpg, The Château des Croix Image:Sautron ND Bongarant.jpg, Chapelle de Bongarant 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 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
