The region of Loire is constitued
of 5 departments : Loire-Atlantique(44), Maine-et-Loire
(49), Mayenne (53), Sarthe (72), Vendée (85).
Regional capital: Nantes.
Regional committee of tourism. 2, rue de
la Loire 44200 Nantes 02 40 48 24 20.
www.enpaysdelaloire.com

Access
By road: Motorway A11 Paris-Le Mans-Angers-Nantes,
Le Mans-A81 Laval, A 83-Niort Nantes, Angers A 85-Saumur
and Tours.
By train: Paris-TGA Le Mans (53mn), Angers
(1:27), Nantes (2 hours), Le Croisic (3:02), Laval (1:32).
Nantes-Lyon TGV (4:20) Lille (3:50).
By plane: Nantes Airport.
Population: 3 222 000 (5.3% of the population)
Population by Department: Loire-Atlantique:
1 134 000.
Maine-et-Loire: 733 000. Mayenne: 285 000.
Sarthe: 530 000.
Vendée: 540 000
Area: 32 500 km ².
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