Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu

The Church of Saint-Philibert de Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu is an abbey founded in the 9th century by Benedictine monks and located in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, France. All that remains is the abbey church and a few buildings around it. With a Carolingian style building, it once housed the body of Saint Philibert, from whom the commune took its name. When the site was attacked by the Normans, the monks fled with the saint's body to Tournus. The community then reformed and founded a priory. Used as a covered market in the 19th century, the abbey church was no longer used for worship. Excavations unearthed the saint's sarcophagus, and the building was listed as a historic monument in 1896. The abbey church has been used for religious worship since 1936. Today, it is one of the most important monuments open to visitors in the Pays de Retz region.

The canton of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu is an administrative division of the Loire-Atlantique department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu.It consists of the following communes:

The river Boulogne (French: [bulɔɲ]) is located in western France in the départements Loire-Atlantique and Vendée. It is 86.5 km (53.7 mi) in length and flows north from the source near Saint-Martin-des-Noyers, through Les Essarts and La Merlatière, then through Boulogne, Vendée and Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne into the Lac de Grand-Lieu. This lake is drained by the river Acheneau towards the Loire.

Lac de Grand-Lieu (French: [lak də gʁɑ̃.ljø]) is a lake located to the southwest of Nantes, in the Loire-Atlantique, France, and almost entirely in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu. At an elevation of 5 m (16 ft), its surface area is 62.92 km2 (24.29 sq mi), making it the largest lake in France in winter, but second after Lac du Bourget in summer. The lake is classified as a Local Nature Reserve, and use of boats on the lake are prohibited for all but a small number of licensed professional fishermen.

Saint-Colomban (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kɔlɔ̃bɑ̃] ; Breton: Sant-Koulman) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

La Chevrolière (French pronunciation: [la ʃəvʁɔljɛʁ] ; Gallo: La Chevrolèrr, Breton: Kerc'hevrel) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lymin də kutɛ] ; Breton: Sant-Leven-ar-C'hoad) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɛɲɑ̃ ɡʁɑ̃ljø] ; Breton: Sant-Enion-al-Lenn-Veur; Gallo: Saent-Aenyan-Graund-Loe) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the administrative region of Pays de la Loire, France.

Pont-Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃] ; Breton: Pont-Marzhin) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

La Marne (French pronunciation: [la maʁn] ; Gallo: La Marnn, Breton: Maeron) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Bouaye is a railway station in Bouaye, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Nantes–La Roche-sur-Yon railway. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by the SNCF: local services (TER Pays de la Loire) Nantes - Sainte-Pazanne - Pornic local services (TER Pays de la Loire) Nantes - Sainte-Pazanne - Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

Bouaye (French pronunciation: [bwɛ] or [bwɛj]; Gallo: Bóaèy, Breton: Bouez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.