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La Chevallerais (French pronunciation: [la ʃəvalʁɛ] ; Gallo: La Chevaleraè, Breton: Kergaval) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Saint-Émilien-de-Blain is a village and parish in France, part of the commune of Blain, Loire-Atlantique. The parish and village are named after Saint Émilien, Bishop of Nantes, who died when trying to save the city from the Arabs during their invasion of 725. The church at Saint-Émilien was built in 1844–54 on the central square of the village, and the bell tower added in 1868. The spire was never added due to lack of funds. The church has a typical cross-shaped layout, with a large nave and two transept arms.The neoplastic painter and sculptor Jean Gorin (1899–1981) was born in Saint-Émilien.

Notre-Dame-des-Landes (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam de lɑ̃d] ; Breton: Kernitron-al-Lann) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France located about 20 km northwest of Nantes. The commune was 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 then expected to start in 2012 and an opening date in 2015. It was abandoned by the government of Emmanuel Macron on 17 January 2018 in the face of strenuous local opposition. In an ongoing week-long incident in April 2018 more than 2,500 riot police were deployed to remove the occupants of the fields in Notre-Dame-des-Landes that have been described as an anarchist utopia. As in previous days, officers clashed with activists trying to maintain a camp that sprang up almost a decade ago and which they have named a Zone à Défendre (ZAD), or defence zone. Riot police officers used grenades which hurt both inhabitants and journalists. Riot police officers came under a hail of stones and other projectiles and one was taken to hospital with wounds after being hit by a homemade explosive device. Journalists were prevented from filming the incidents by riot police.

Grandchamp-des-Fontaines (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ʃɑ̃ de fɔ̃tɛn] ; before 2023: Grandchamps-des-Fontaines; Gallo: Graunchaun, Breton: Gregamp-ar-Feunteunioù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Loire-Atlantique (French pronunciation: [lwaʁ atlɑ̃tik]; Gallo: Louére-Atantique; Breton: Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: Loire-Inférieure, Breton: Liger-Izelañ) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population of 1,429,272 in 2019.

Treillières (French pronunciation: [tʁɛljɛʁ]; Breton: Trelier) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Casson (French pronunciation: [kasɔ̃] ; Gallo: Caczon, Breton: Kazon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

The Maquis de Saffré was one of the maquis groups of French resistance fighters active in the Loire-Atlantique region, in the triangle formed by the communes of Héric, Nort-sur-Erdre et Saffré. One of Germany's last operations, in June 1944, was the destruction of this maquis, where 350 poorly equipped young resistance fighters ("maquisards") stood up to 2,500 Germans, before dispersing. On 29 June, 27 captured maquisards were shot at La Bouvardière château.

Saffré (French pronunciation: [safʁe] ; Breton: Saverieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

The Battle of Blain, also called the Battle of Messac, was fought on 24 May 843 by the forces of Lambert II of Nantes and Erispoe, prince of Brittany, against Renaud, Frankish Count of Nantes. It arose from Breton resistance to Frankish power within Brittany and disputes over control of the County of Nantes. The defeat of the Franks led to a period of Breton expansionism.

Vigneux-de-Bretagne (Breton: Gwinieg-Breizh) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

The Château de Blain or Château de la Groulais, is a mediaeval castle constructed in the 13th century and heavily remodelled in the 16th, located in the commune of Blain in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. It formed part of the frontier defences of Brittany along with the towns and castles of Vitré, Fougères, Châteaubriant, Ancenis and Clisson.