Loire-Atlantique is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally, it was named Loire-Inférieure, but its name was changed in March 9, 1957 to Loire-Atlantique.[3]
The area is part of the historical Duchy of Brittany, and contains what many people still consider to be Brittany's capital, Nantes. However, during World War II, the Vichy Government set up a system of regional prefectures whereby on 19 April 1941 Loire-Atlantique was excluded from the Region of Brittany and united with neighbouring French departments, under the lead of Angers.
After the war these administrative changes were reimplemented in the 1955 boundary changes intended to optimise the management of the regions. There has since been a series of campaigns reflecting a strong local mood to have the department reintegrated with Brittany.
Upper Brittany's indigenous language is Gallo, a romance language related to French. The number of Gallo language speakers has been in steady decline since the early 20th century. The language is neither official nor taught in primary or secondary education. In the south of the département (Pays de Retz), the local language was Poitevin dialect.
The département operates the Lila network (fr) of interurban buses, which link its villages, towns and cities. The urban areas of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire operate their own urban transport networks, known as TAN and STRAN (fr) respectively.
By rail, the regional trains and buses of the TER Pays de la Loire link major towns and cities of the Pays de la Loire and adjoining regions, including those of the département. Nantes is on the TGV network, with high speed trains running to Paris by the LGV Atlantique in just over 2 hours.
Nantes Atlantique Airport, located 8 km to the southwest of the city of Nantes, serves the département and surrounding areas. It is the biggest airport in northwestern France, linking with several French, North African and European cities, as well as Montreal in Canada.
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^ abPopulations légales 2019: 44 Loire-Atlantique, INSEE
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Loire Atlantique French pronunciation lwaʁ atlɑ tik Gallo Liger Atlantel Breton Liger Atlantel before 1957 Loire Inferieure 3 Breton Liger Izelan 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 4 Loire Atlantique Louere Atantique Gallo Liger Atlantel Breton Department of FrancePrefecture building in NantesFlagCoat of armsLocation of Loire Atlantique in FranceCoordinates 47 20 N 1 40 W 47 333 N 1 667 W 47 333 1 667CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoirePrefectureNantesSubprefecturesChateaubriantSaint NazaireGovernment President of the Departmental CouncilMichel Menard 1 PS Area1 Total6 881 km2 2 657 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 Total1 445 171 Rank9th Density210 km2 540 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Department number44Arrondissements3Cantons31Communes207 1 French Land Register data which exclude estuaries and lakes ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Principal towns 3 Demographics 4 Culture 5 Politics 5 1 Current Deputies of the National Assembly 5 2 Current Senators 6 Transport 7 Tourism 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Historical regions of Brittany before 1790Loire Atlantique is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4 1790 Originally it was named Loire Inferieure but its name was changed in March 9 1957 to Loire Atlantique 3 The area is part of the historical Duchy of Brittany and contains what many people still consider to be Brittany s capital Nantes However during World War II the Vichy Government set up a system of regional prefectures whereby on 19 April 1941 Loire Atlantique was excluded from the Region of Brittany and united with neighbouring French departments under the lead of Angers After the war these administrative changes were reimplemented in the 1955 boundary changes intended to optimise the management of the regions There has since been a series of campaigns reflecting a strong local mood to have the department reintegrated with Brittany Geography EditLoire Atlantique is part of the current region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the department of Morbihan Ille et Vilaine Maine et Loire and Vendee with the Atlantic on the west Principal towns Edit The most populous commune is Nantes the prefecture As of 2019 there are 9 communes with more than 20 000 inhabitants 4 Commune Population 2019 Nantes 318 808Saint Nazaire 71 394Saint Herblain 47 415Reze 42 919Saint Sebastien sur Loire 27 493Orvault 27 209Vertou 25 541Coueron 22 309Carquefou 20 365Demographics EditPopulation development since 1801 Historical populationYearPop p a 1801369 305 1806417 124 2 47 1821433 815 0 26 1831457 090 0 52 1841486 806 0 63 1851535 664 0 96 1861580 207 0 80 1872602 206 0 34 1881625 625 0 42 1891645 263 0 31 1901664 971 0 30 1911669 920 0 07 1921649 691 0 31 YearPop p a 1931652 079 0 04 1936659 428 0 22 1946665 064 0 09 1954733 575 1 23 1962803 372 1 14 1968861 452 1 17 1975934 499 1 17 1982995 498 0 91 19901 052 183 0 69 19991 134 493 0 84 20061 234 085 1 21 20111 296 364 0 99 20161 380 852 1 27 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues Sources 3 5 Culture EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Upper Brittany s indigenous language is Gallo a romance language related to French The number of Gallo language speakers has been in steady decline since the early 20th century The language is neither official nor taught in primary or secondary education In the south of the departement Pays de Retz the local language was Poitevin dialect The Breton language a Celtic language native to Lower Brittany was historically spoken in the western area of Loire Atlantique and up to 1920 in Batz sur Mer This area Guerande Le Croisic and La Baule has a rather Breton toponymy for instance Guerande originates from the Breton Gwenn Rann white or pure place The folklore and musical traditions of eastern or Upper Brittany are generally similar to those of western or Lower Brittany Politics EditThe president of the Departmental Council is Michel Menard elected in July 2021 Current Deputies of the National Assembly Edit Constituency Deputy 6 PartyLoire Atlantique s 1st constituency Mounir Belhamiti La Republique En Marche Loire Atlantique s 2nd constituency Andy Kerbrat La France InsoumiseLoire Atlantique s 3rd constituency Segolene Amiot La France InsoumiseLoire Atlantique s 4th constituency Julie Laernoes Europe Ecology The GreensLoire Atlantique s 5th constituency Luc Geismar MoDemLoire Atlantique s 6th constituency Jean Claude Raux Europe Ecology The GreensLoire Atlantique s 7th constituency Sandrine Josso Democratic MovementLoire Atlantique s 8th constituency Matthias Tavel La France InsoumiseLoire Atlantique s 9th constituency Yannick Haury MoDemLoire Atlantique s 10th constituency Sophie Errante La Republique En Marche Current Senators Edit See also List of senators of Loire Atlantique Senator PartyRonan Dantec fr DVGJoel Guerriau fr UDIMichelle Meunier fr SOCChristophe Priou UMPYannick Vaugrenard SOCTransport Edit nbsp TGV and Interloire trains in Le CroisicThe departement operates the Lila network fr of interurban buses which link its villages towns and cities The urban areas of Nantes and Saint Nazaire operate their own urban transport networks known as TAN and STRAN fr respectively By rail the regional trains and buses of the TER Pays de la Loire link major towns and cities of the Pays de la Loire and adjoining regions including those of the departement Nantes is on the TGV network with high speed trains running to Paris by the LGV Atlantique in just over 2 hours Nantes Atlantique Airport located 8 km to the southwest of the city of Nantes serves the departement and surrounding areas It is the biggest airport in northwestern France linking with several French North African and European cities as well as Montreal in Canada Tourism Edit nbsp Nantes nbsp Stained glass window of the church of Batz sur Mer nbsp Le Croisic nbsp Clisson nbsp Coast near Le PouliguenSee also EditCantons of the Loire Atlantique department Communes of the Loire Atlantique department Arrondissements of the Loire Atlantique department La Baule Guerande PeninsulaReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les conseillers departementaux data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 4 May 2022 Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 a b c Historique de la Loire Atlantique Le SPLAF a b Populations legales 2019 44 Loire Atlantique INSEE Evolution et structure de la population en 2016 INSEE Nationale Assemblee Assemblee nationale Les deputes le vote de la loi le Parlement francais Assemblee nationale in French Retrieved 2021 03 26 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loire Atlantique in French Prefecture in French Departmental Council in English Loire Atlantique Tourism Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loire Atlantique amp oldid 1180777422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
