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Western Loire

Make the most of your time in Western Loire, use the information provided on this web site by clicking on the links to plan your visit.

Known as ‘the land of the Loire River’, Pays-de-la-Loire is a region of much diversity and is home to a number of popular towns and cities. The region, sometimes referred to a Western Loire, is set in the north-western part of France and, travelling around, visitors will inevitably stumble across impressive monuments, castles, old cities and natural parks. It is the presence of the River Loire which runs through from the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west by which the region is most well-known.

Pays-de-la-Loire is the sphere of influence of regional capital Nantes, a city which is to be found on the Loire in the western part of the division and which is among France’s most populated cities. Some 3.5 million inhabitants have made their home in the department, making the most of its diverse lands. There are beaches and resorts in areas such as Vendee, there are ports along the western Atlantic coast, there is agriculture and there are cave dwellings placed throughout the region and there are several well-known towns and cities such as Angers, Le Mans and Pornic.

As well as bordering the scenic Atlantic coast to the west, Pays-de-la-Loire also has boundaries with Brittany, Normandy, Central Loire and Poitou-Charentes. In times gone by the region contained parts of the former Brittany, Anjou, Maine, Poitou, Perche and Touraine entities. Today though, the region is mostly recognised for the Loire Valley which makes its way into the area and is France’s largest UNESCO World Heritage site with its wooded islands and sandbanks, making it quite a spectacle.

A number of the towns and villages along the Loire feature a common white stone, adding to the sense of authenticity when visiting the area. Also placed throughout Pays-de-la-Loire are the likes of tapestries at Angers, a 12th century abbey at Fontevraud, the island of Noirmoutier, one of Europe’s longest bridges at Saint-Nazaire and a whole host of other museums, parks and beaches.

Two particularly famous events are associated with the division. The Vendee Global Yacht Race starts and ends in the region each year, while the Le Mans 24-hour race is one of the world’s most famous car races. In addition, Pays-de-la-Loire is ideal for cyclists thanks to 150 kilometres of tracks. It is also a hotspot for watersports due to the presence of the coast and the Loire. Other activities revolve around wine; the vineyard tourist trail covers 40,000 hectares of the land, while there is much wine production, starting at Nantes and working its way through to the Vendee.
 

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