29 June 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Cholet (probably from
Latin cauletum , “
cabbage “) is a
commune of western
France , in the
Maine-et-Loire department . With 54,404 inhabitants (2023), it is the second most populous commune of Maine-et-Loire, after the
prefecture ,
Angers .
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19 June 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Clisson (
Gallo : Cliczon,
Breton : Klison), is a
commune in the
Loire-Atlantique department , in the
region of
Pays de la Loire , western
France . It is situated at the confluence of the rivers
Sèvre Nantaise and
Moine , 17 miles (27 km) southeast of
Nantes . The
Hellfest music festival has taken place outside the town since 2006.
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13 July 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Fontenay-le-Comte (
Poitevin : Funtenaes or Fintenè) is a
commune and
subprefecture in the
Vendée department in the
Pays de la Loire region of Western
France . In 2018, it had a population of 13,302, while its
functional area had a population of 41,273. The river
Vendée flows through the town. The town has an area of 34 km² (13 sq mi).
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21 September 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Saumur is a
commune in the
Maine-et-Loire department in western
France . The town is located between the
Loire and
Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the
vineyards of Saumur itself,
Chinon ,
Bourgueil ,
Coteaux du Layon , etc..
Saumur station has rail connections to Tours, Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon and Nantes.
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31 October 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Museums, Exhibitions
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The Musée des Blindés (“Museum of Armoured Vehicles”) or
Musée Général Estienne is a
tank museum located in the
Loire Valley of
France , in the town of
Saumur in the
Maine-et-Loire departement of the
Pays de la Loire region . It is now one of the world’s largest tank museums. It began in 1977 under the leadership of Colonel Michel Aubry, who convinced both the French military hierarchy and the local political authorities. Started 43 years ago with only a few hundred tracked vehicles, it has become a world-class collection which attracts visitors interested in the history of multinational tank development as well as professional armor specialists. From the very beginning, Colonel Aubry had made it a key policy of the museum to restore to running condition as many historically or technically significant vehicles as was feasible.
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11 May 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Île d’Yeu is an
island and
commune just off the
Vendée coast of western
France . The island’s two harbours, Port-Joinville in the north, and Port de la Meule, which itself is located in a rocky inlet of the southern granite coast, are famous for the fishing of
tuna and
lobster . Administratively, the
commune of L’Île-d’Yeu is part of the
Vendée department and the
Pays de la Loire region of France. The island is reached by ferry from
Fromentine or
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie . Air transportation is available at
Île d’Yeu Aerodrome , with commercial service from
Nantes Airport .
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