Pays de la Loire

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Basic Information• Population of 3,553,353• The region is composed of five departments• Total area of 32,082 square km• Major Cities • Industries• Climate

Pays de la Loire History• Home to Romans – 52 BC

• Christianity declared official religion – 313 AD

• Vikings and other major invasions ~ 1000 AD

• Ruled by French Crown – 1202 AD

• Renaissance thought

Pays de la Loire History

• Wars of Religion: much destruction of the area – 1562 AD

• French revolution reforms rejected and fought against – 1789

• WWII – 2000 Local cavalry soldiers defend against advancing Germans, holding a 15-mile stretch

Art and Architecture • The Musée Des Beaux-Arts (“museum of fine

arts”)• Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Couture• The Château des Ducs de Bretagne• The mid-12th-century cathedral of Saint

Maurice• The 14th-19th-century Château de Saumur

The Cathedral of Saint Julian

Cuisine• Shellfish• Gravette• Lamproie

• Sweets• Clafoutis• Cheesecakes

• Cheeses• Bondaroy au Foin• Olivet au Bleu

Clafoutis

Customs Nantes and Angers• Lively night life• Business casual attire• Modern art and wine Le Mans• « Nuit des Chimères » (Nights of Fantasy) festivalNatural assets• Loire valley river system, Atlantic coast beaches • Biking as transportation and sport

Nuit des Chimères

Citations • Basic Info - http://imgur.com/DLsUvon

• History - http://www.humanities360.com/index.php/pays-de-la-loire-28689/ - http://www.regions-of-france.com/regions/pays_de_la_loire/history• Art and Architecture - http://wikitravel.org/en/France • Cuisine - http://www.frenchconnections.co.uk/en/guide/georegion/512-north-west- france/153-pays-de-la-loire• Customs - http://goeurope.about.com/od/nantesfrance/p/nantes_france.htm - http://paysdelaloire.co.uk/var/ayaline/storage/original/ application/e2da49bfc1dfe0d87f8ae044946a2f5c.pdf - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/61317638