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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 a town located in Pays de la Loire, France. With a population of 1,773, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Notre-Dame-des-Landes sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Notre-Dame-des-Landes to your route.

About Notre-Dame-des-Landes

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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Where is Notre-Dame-des-Landes located?

Notre-Dame-des-Landes is located in Pays de la Loire, France, Europe. The coordinates are 47.3811 latitude, -1.7095 longitude.

What is the population of Notre-Dame-des-Landes?

Notre-Dame-des-Landes has a population of approximately 1,773 people, making it a town in France.

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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

Police
17
Ambulance
15
Fire
18
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

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.

bridge

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.

37 km · about 45 min 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.

56 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

  • 37 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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