The 3 arrondissements of the Loire-Atlantique department are: [1]
In 1800 the arrondissements of Nantes, Ancenis, Châteaubriant, Paimbœuf and Savenay were established. In 1868 Saint-Nazaire replaced Savenay as subprefecture. The arrondissements of Ancenis and Paimbœuf were disbanded in 1926, and Ancenis was restored in 1943. [3] The arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis was created in January 2017 from the former arrondissements of Châteaubriant and Ancenis and 4 communes from the arrondissement of Nantes. [4]
The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France.
Saint-Nazaire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany.
Châteaubriant is a town in western France, about 350 km (220 mi) southwest of Paris, and one of the three sous-préfectures of the Loire-Atlantique department. Châteaubriant is also situated in the historical and cultural region of Brittany, and it is the capital of the Pays de la Mée.
Ancenis is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Ancenis-Saint-Géréon. It is a former sub-prefecture of the department, and was the seat of the former arrondissement of Ancenis.
The arrondissement of Châteaubriant is a former arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. In January 2017 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis. It had 53 communes, and its population was 126,603 (2012).
The arrondissement of Nantes is an arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 76 communes. Its population is 830,509 (2016), and its area is 1,958.7 km2 (756.3 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire is an arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 55 communes. Its population is 327,907 (2016), and its area is 1,758.1 km2 (678.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Ancenis is a former arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. In January 2017 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis. At the time of the merger, it had 24 communes. Its population was 61,457 (2012).
The following is a list of the 31 cantons of the Loire-Atlantique department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
Savenay is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France and the Pays de la Loire region. Located on the Sillon de Bretagne, north of the Loire, its landscape is characterized by the hillside overlooking the marshes of the Loire. Under the Old Regime, it was part of the province of Brittany.
Bouvron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
La Chapelle-Glain is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département in western France.
La Chapelle-Launay is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in Brittany, western France.
Paimbœuf is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, lying on the south bank of the River Loire upriver from St Nazaire but considerably downriver from Nantes.
Joué-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Mouzeil is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire in western France.
Le Pin is a commune in the Arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis of the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is located between Rennes and Angers, in the drainage basin of the Erdre, a right tributary of the Loire.
Ligné is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Nantes station is the principal passenger railway station serving the French city of Nantes. It is a through station aligned east-west, with entrances and station facilities on both north and south sides. The two entrances are often described as Gare Nord and Gare Sud, as if they were separate stations, but they are in fact linked to each other and to all the platforms by a pedestrian subway.
The arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis is an arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 76 communes. Its population is 222,436 (2016), and its area is 3,157.6 km2 (1,219.2 sq mi).