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Augrain Destination Guide
Discover Augrain in France
Augrain in the region of Pays de la Loire is a place located in France - some 204 mi or ( 329 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Augrain is now 03:02 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Bristol, Vay, Vannes, Saint-Vincent-des-Landes, and Saint-Malo. When in this area, you might want to check out Bristol . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Augrain ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Souvenir de mon village, La Chevallerais.
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La Chevallerais
A little movie of some photographs I have taken while spending some time at la Chevallerais. The pictures at the start are of the "Canal de Nantes a Brest", they were split toned. The photographs afte ..
SLX - Trip à Nort sur Erdre ;-)
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A cruise on the river Erdre
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Blain
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.
Located at 47.48 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Joué-sur-Erdre
Joué-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. People from Joué-sur-Erdre are called Jovéens (men) and Jovéennes (women).
Located at 47.50 -1.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Château de Blain
The Château de Blain is a mediaeval castle constructed in the 13th century and heavily remodelled in the 16th. It formed part of the frontier defences of Brittany along with the towns and castles of Vitré, Fougères, Châteaubriant, Ancenis and Clisson. It is in the commune of Blain in the Loire-Atlantique département of France.
Located at 47.47 -1.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Battle of Conquereuil
The Battle of Conquereuil was fought on July 27, 992 AD between the Bretons under Conan I, Duke of Brittany and the Angevins under Fulk the Black. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} Duke Conan had the breton city of Nantes under siege, when he learned that Fulk was marching with an army to relieve the city. Conan raised the siege and began marching his troops back in the direction of Rennes to face Fulk.
Located at 47.63 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Aéroport du Grand Ouest
The Aéroport du Grand Ouest Project is a planned new airport, to be situated 30 km to the north-west of the French city of Nantes in the commune of Notre-Dame-des-Landes. It is intended that the new airport will replace Nantes Atlantique Airport as the airport for Nantes, but also serve as an international gateway for western France. The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in 2014 and an opening date in 2017.
Located at 47.35 -1.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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