The territory of Loire-Atlantique is largely open to the ocean. Through it runs a great wild river, into which lesser rivers and streams flow. Everywhere there are lakes, ponds and marshes. It's a land where water is king.
The very name of the department spells out its identity, as a place where the waters of the Loire and the waters of the Atlantic are balanced in harmony.
Water – a primary element that nurtures and provides a singular source of beauty, a beauty that is constantly magnified in the endless interplay of light and wind; water has fashioned the shape of this land, as it has moulded the souls of the men that use it and preserve its resources.
The very name of the department spells out its identity, as a place where the waters of the Loire and the waters of the Atlantic are balanced in harmony.
Water – a primary element that nurtures and provides a singular source of beauty, a beauty that is constantly magnified in the endless interplay of light and wind; water has fashioned the shape of this land, as it has moulded the souls of the men that use it and preserve its resources.
That great river, which the Romans named Liger, is the backbone of the department which takes its name from the Loire estuary. It divides the department into two.
