Château de Goulaine

Haute-Goulaine (French pronunciation: [ot ɡulɛn] (listen); Breton: Gorre-Goulen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune is located near Nantes. Historically, the commune was part of Brittany. The chateau de Goulaine is one of the tourist sites that can be visited in the commune. Henri IV of France (king from 1589 to 1610) made the seigneury of Goulaine a marquisate in favour of Gabriel de Goulaine, husband of Marguerite de Bretagne. On 22 October 1941, six of the 16 hostages shot in Nantes following the attack on Karl Hotz were buried in the Haute-Goulaine cemetery.

La Haie-Fouassière is a railway station in La Haie-Fouassière, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Nantes-Saintes railway. Since 15 June 2011 the station is served by a tram-train service between Nantes and Clisson operated by the SNCF. The following services call at La Haie-Fouassière as of 2022: local service (TER Pays de la Loire) Nantes - Clisson

La Haie-Fouassière (also spelled: La Haye-Fouassière, French pronunciation: [la ɛ fwasjɛʁ] ; Gallo: La Haè-Fóacierr, Breton: An Hae-Foazer) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. La Haie-Fouassière station has rail connections to Clisson and Nantes.

Saint-Julien-de-Concelles (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒyljɛ̃ də kɔ̃sɛl] ; Breton: Sant-Juluan-Kankell) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.Saint-Julien-de-Concelles is the home of the popular beurre blanc sauce. The sauce was first prepared in a small restaurant on the banks of the river Loire. The town is also one of France's main growers of the mâche (lambs lettuce). Its flat and sandy land is suited to growing vegetables, such as leeks, and some flowers. Saint-Julien-de-Concelles also grows the grapes on its hills that produce local Muscadet wine. A large lake, known as the Plan d'Eau du Chêne, is located near to the center of Saint-Julien-de-Concelles. The lake supports sailing, fishing, various sports and attracts walkers and nature lovers.

Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fjakʁ syʁ mɛn] , literally Saint-Fiacre on Maine; Breton: Sant-Fieg-ar-Mewan) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.Situated near Nantes, Saint-Fiacre is surrounded by Muscadet vineyards, between the rivers Sèvre Nantaise and Maine.

Basse-Goulaine (French pronunciation: [bas ɡulɛn] (listen); Breton: Goueled-Goulen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune is part of historical Brittany located in the Pays nantais (historical country) and in the Vignoble nantais (traditional country).

Le Loroux-Bottereau (French pronunciation: [lə lɔʁu bɔtʁo]; Gallo: Le Lorór-Boterèu, Breton: Lavreer-Botorel) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

The naval Battle of La Rochelle 1419 took place between a Castilian and an allied Flemish-Hanseatic fleet. The Castillian victory resulted in their naval supremacy in the Bay of Biscay. but it also led to a protracted conflict with Flanders and the Hanseatic League, which ended in 1443 with further commercial concessions to Castile. The battle was notable for the use of guns by the Castilian fleet.

The Petite Maine (French pronunciation: [pətit mɛn]; also: Maine) is a river in western France. It is a 68.4 km (42.5 mi) long left tributary of the Sèvre Nantaise near Vertou. Its basin area is 679 km2 (262 sq mi). The lowermost 6 km up to Château-Thébaud is navigable.

La Chapelle-Heulin (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl ølɛ̃] ; Gallo: La Chapèll-Oelein, Breton: Chapel-Huelin) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Thouaré-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [twaʁe syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Thouaré on Loire; Breton: Tarvieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

The canton of Vertou 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 Vertou.It consists of the following communes: Château-Thébaud La Haie-Fouassière Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine Les Sorinières Vertou