Notre-Dame-des-Landes
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Notre-Dame-des-Landes
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant |
| Canton | Blain |
| Intercommunality | Erdre et Gesvres |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Naud (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 29–82 m (95–269 ft) |
| Land area1 | 37.4 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,839 (2006) |
| - Density | 49 /km2 (130 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44111/ 44130 |
| Website | www.notredamedeslandes.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°22′54″N 1°42′32″W / 47.3817°N 1.7089°W
Notre-Dame-des-Landes is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
The commune is the planned site of the new Aéroport du Grand Ouest, intended to replace Nantes Atlantique Airport. The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in 2012 and an opening date in 2015.[1]
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References [edit]
- ^ "New Notre Dame des Landes Airport, Nantes, France". airport-technology.com. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
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