Loire-Atlantique
The department of Loire -Atlantique ( [ lwaʀatlɑtik ], Breton: Liger Atlantel ) is a French department of atomic number 44 It is in the northwest of the country in the Pays de la Loire.
Geography
Adjacent departments are Morbihan, Ille -et -Vilaine, Mayenne, Maine -et -Loire and the Vendée.
The most important river is the river Loire, which flows into the Atlantic in the department at Saint- Nazaire.
Coat of arms
The "coat of arms " of the department was created by the French heralds Robert Louis, and was up in the 50s of the 20th century officially used.
The Conseil général, the representation of the Département, this coat of arms, however, does not recognize.
Description: In Silver six rows sown black ermine of a blue wave bar covers.
History
Loire -Atlantique is part of the historic Brittany, but not to the modern administrative region of the same name, as the historical affiliation in the creation of the French regions were not included in 1982. The majority of residents in favor of reintegration into Brittany.
Cities
The most densely populated municipalities in the department of Loire- Atlantique:
Another important place is Châteaubriant the administrative seat for the district of the same name.