Canton of Blain

Blain (French pronunciation: [blɛ̃] ; Gallo: Blaen, Blin or Byein, Breton: Blaen) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The commune includes the small town of Blain and the villages of Saint-Émilien-de-Blain and La Chaussée.

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.

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.

Le Gâvre (French pronunciation: [lə ɡavʁ] ; Gallo: Le Gavr, Breton: Ar C'havr) 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.

Fay-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [fɛ də bʁətaɲ] , literally Fay of Brittany; Gallo: Faè or Faï, Breton: Faouell) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

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

Vay (French pronunciation: [vɛ] ; Gallo: Vaï, Breton: Gwez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Bouvron (French pronunciation: [buvʁɔ̃] ; Breton: Bolvronn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Plessé (French pronunciation: [plɛse] ; Breton: Plesei) 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.

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.