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Saint-Nazaire Bridge
France's longest bridge sweeps 3.4 km over the Loire estuary in a graceful curve, its 61 m-high deck giving drivers brief, thrilling views of the shipyards and Atlantic coast.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Notre-Dame-des-Landes
Pays de la Loire, France · Europe
About Notre-Dame-des-Landes
Notre-Dame-des-Landes sits on the route: 10 minutes from Héric, 59km from Passage du Gois.
Notre-Dame-des-Landes is in Pays de la Loire, France, with about 1,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Héric, about 6 km away.
Notre-Dame-des-Landes (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam de lɑ̃d] ; Breton: Kernitron-al-Lann) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France located about 20 km northwest of Nantes.
The commune was the planned site of the new Aéroport du Grand Ouest, intended to replace Nantes Atlantique Airport.Read more
The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction then expected to start in 2012 and an opening date in 2015. It was abandoned by the government of Emmanuel Macron on 17 January 2018 in the face of strenuous local opposition.
In an ongoing week-long incident in April 2018 more than 2,500 riot police were deployed to remove the occupants of the fields in Notre-Dame-des-Landes that have been described as an anarchist utopia.
As in previous days, officers clashed with activists trying to maintain a camp that sprang up almost a decade ago and which they have named a Zone à Défendre (ZAD), or defence zone.
Riot police officers used grenades which hurt both inhabitants and journalists. Riot police officers came under a hail of stones and other projectiles and one was taken to hospital with wounds after being hit by a homemade explosive device. Journalists were prevented from filming the incidents by riot police.
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What is there to see near Notre-Dame-des-Landes?
Within an hour or so of Notre-Dame-des-Landes: Saint-Nazaire Bridge (36 km), Manoir de l'Automobile, Loheac (55 km), Passage du Gois (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Notre-Dame-des-Landes?
The nearest famous roads are Passage du Gois.
Where is Notre-Dame-des-Landes?
Notre-Dame-des-Landes is in Pays de la Loire, France, about 6 km from Héric.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,773
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 47.3811, -1.7095
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in France
Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Notre-Dame-des-Landes
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Manoir de l'Automobile, Loheac
One of Europe's largest private car museums, packing over 400 vehicles into a Breton village - supercars, F1 machines and a full Alpine collection - alongside a busy rallycross circuit.
55 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
Passage du Gois
A 4 km cobbled causeway to Noirmoutier island that vanishes under the Atlantic twice a day: drivers cross between tides past rescue towers, on one of Europe's strangest public roads.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Notre-Dame-des-Landes
- 36 kmSaint-Nazaire BridgeFrance's longest bridge sweeps 3.4 km over the Loire estuary in a graceful curve, its 61 m-high deck giving drivers brief, thrilling views of the shipyards and Atlantic coast.
- 59 kmPassage du GoisA 4 km cobbled causeway to Noirmoutier island that vanishes under the Atlantic twice a day: drivers cross between tides past rescue towers, on one of Europe's strangest public roads.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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