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Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire. Kaylyn Landry Rachel Elbon Kevin White Cody Chitwood Dylan Hanrahan. 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.

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Pays de la Loire

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  1. Pays de la Loire Kaylyn Landry Rachel Elbon Kevin White Cody Chitwood Dylan Hanrahan

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Art and Architecture • The Musée Des Beaux-Arts (“museum of fine arts”) • EgliseNotre-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

  6. The Cathedral of Saint Julian

  7. Cuisine • Shellfish • Gravette • Lamproie • Sweets • Clafoutis • Cheesecakes • Cheeses • Bondaroy au Foin • Olivet au Bleu

  8. Clafoutis

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

  10. Nuit des Chimères

  11. 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

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