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Notre-Dame-des-Landes
Notre-Dame-des-LandesLocation within Pays de la Loire region
Notre-Dame-des-LandesAdministration Country France Region Pays de la Loire Department Loire-Atlantique Arrondissement Châteaubriant Canton Blain Intercommunality Erdre et Gesvres Mayor Jean-Paul Naud
(2008–2014)Statistics 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 / 47.3816666667°N 1.70888888889°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]
See also
References
- ^ "New Notre Dame des Landes Airport, Nantes, France". airport-technology.com. http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/newnantes/. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
Categories:- Communes of Loire-Atlantique
- Loire-Atlantique geography stubs
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