Loire-Atlantique in key facts
- 6 815 km2 sq.miles,
- 1 234 000 inhabitants (36 % of the population of Pays de la Loire),
- 221 towns.
- 133 km (83 miles) of Atlantic coast, including 68 km (42 miles) of beaches,
- The Loire stretches 110 km (68 miles) across Loire-Alantique, opening out into a vast estuary,
- Vineyards covering 17,000 hectares (46,950 acres), producing wines including Muscadet and Gros Plant,
- La Brière, the second-largest marsh in France after the Camargue,
- 70,000 hectares (almost 173,000 acres) of protected natural wetlands,
- 55,000 hectares (over 137637 acres) of forest and 250 lakes
- 2,000 hectares (nearly 4,950 acres) of salt marshes, listed as a «Grand site national»,
- 130 km (80 miles) of navigable waterways (the Nantes to Brest canal, the Erdre...)
- 19 marinas
- 4 thalassotherapy centres
- 8 golf courses
- 5,300 km (nearly 3,300 miles) of walking routes
- 4 casinos
