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Loire-Atlantique

Also known as Loire-Inférieure, Loire-Inferieure

Loire-Atlantique (; Gallo: Louére-Atantique; ; before 1957: Loire-Inférieure, ) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population of 1,487,570 in 2023.

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Loire-Atlantique is a department (administrative region) located on France's west coast in the Pays de la Loire area, named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean. With a 2023 population of about 1.5 million people, it is a significant populated area in western France.

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Settlement.name: Loire-Atlantique
Settlement.native_name: (Gallo)
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_skyline: Hôtel de préfecture de la Loire-Atlantique (colonnes) - Nantes.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building in Nantes
Settlement.image_flag: Drapeau fr département Loire-Atlantique.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Loire-Atlantique.svg
Settlement.image_map: Loire-Atlantique-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Loire-Atlantique in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pays de la Loire
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Nantes
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para