Pays De La Loire: Administrative region of France
Pays de la Loire (or Pays-de-la-Loire) is an administrative region of France.
Its capital is Nantes. In 2018, about 3.8 million people lived in the region. There are seven big centers, with more than 100.000 people in the respective urban area: Nantes, Angers, Le Mans, La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, Saint-Nazaire and Laval.
Pays de la Loire | |
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| Country |  France |
| Prefecture | Nantes |
| Departments | |
| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | Christelle Morançais (LR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,082 km2 (12,387 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,553,352 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-PDL |
| GDP (2012) | Ranked 5th |
| Total | €101.2 billion (US$130.2 bn) |
| Per capita | €27,775 (US$35,725) |
| NUTS Region | FR5 |
| Website | www.paysdelaloire.fr |
The departments in the region are:
The economy is centered around the production of food, and agriculture in general. It is the third in France in that sector. 51% of meat products, 19% of milk, and 67% of the natural produce of grain (cereals) are produced there.
Languages
Some people in the region also speak other local languages. These are
Breton is a Celtic language, the others are Romance languages.
References
Other websites
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