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Loire-Atlantique

Located in Pays de la Loire Region, France Coordinates: 47°19′43″ N 1°39′28″ W

Loire-Atlantique
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Population
1,473,156
1.5M
Elevation
44 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
82
listed under Loire-Atlantique
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NTE Nantes Atlantique Airport20 km
RNS Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport83 km

About Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique is a district. Location: Pays de la Loire Region, France. Population: 1,473,156.

From Wikipedia

Loire-Atlantique (French pronunciation: [lwaʁ atlɑ̃tik] ; Gallo: Leire-de-Bertègn; Breton: Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: Loire-Inférieure, Breton: Liger-Izelañ) is a department in the economical administrative region of Pays de la Loire and the historical and cultural region of Brittany on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population of 1,487,570 in 2023.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
6,809 km²
Official website
loire-atlantique.fr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Loire-Atlantique

Population of Loire-Atlantique over time

Population of Loire-Atlantique over time
2015 1,365,227
2017 1,394,909
2018 1,412,502
2019 1,429,272
2020 1,445,171
2021 1,457,806
2022 1,473,156
2023 1,487,570

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Loire-Atlantique

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 5° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (88 mm)
Driest month
June (42 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Loire-Atlantique
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°12°15°19°22°24°24°21°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°6°9°12°14°14°11°9°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)857459586342464567808788

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Loire-Atlantique

The nearest airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nantes, 15 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) Nantes 20 kmsouth
  • Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine 83 kmnorth
  • La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH) La Rochelle 133 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Nantes Population: 325.1K 15 kmsoutheast
  • Angers Population: 168.3K 85 kmeast
  • Rennes Population: 227.8K 87 kmnorth
  • Le Mans Population: 144.5K 159 kmnortheast
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 179 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Loire-Atlantique

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 127 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Belle-Île Island 18 kmSW
  • Île d'Arouix Island 20 kmE
  • Plaine de Mazerolles Lake 12 kmE
  • Plaine de la Poupinière Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km142 places

  • Noirmoutier Island 59 kmSW
  • Plage de la Courance Beach 47 kmW
  • Plage Sainte-Marguerite Beach 50 kmW
  • Plage de la Baule Beach 53 kmW

60–100 km382 places

  • Île d'Yeu Island 87 kmSW
  • Plage Beg Lann Beach 84 kmW
  • Plage de Kercambre Beach 90 kmW
  • Plage de Kerfontaine Beach 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Loire-Atlantique

82 places
  1. 1 Arrondissement of Nantes 888.8K
  2. 2 Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire 350.4K
  3. 3 Arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis 233.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature27

Lakes, rivers & coasts30

Nature and heritage in Loire-Atlantique

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources