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Explore Becon-les-Granits in France

Becon-les-Granits in the region of Pays de la Loire with its 2,525 inhabitants is a place in France - some 173 mi or ( 278 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Becon-les-Granits

Time in Becon-les-Granits is now 09:25 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bristol, Villemoisan, Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux, Saint-Malo, and Saint-Leger-des-Bois. Since you are here already, consider visiting Bristol . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Becon-les-Granits ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Chute cross - CCE gué Lion d'Angers 2010

2:15 min by Piluxnet
Views: 11305 Rating: 4.50

L'air bag est gonflé avant la réception dans l'eau ... une sorte de bouée, pour les cavaliers ne pouvant résister à l'attraction de l'eau. Thanks for your delicious smile ! ..

plongée à Becon les granits

6:01 min by laurent4321
Views: 2134 Rating: 4.50

petit film réalisé lors d'une plongée dans la carrière de bécon les granits ..


USA Michizzzles' Road Trip 2012 intro

6:10 min by HardShawi
Views: 227 Rating: 5.00

Petite description vidéo de notre Road Trip et des participants ..

From France to Japan in 30 seconds...very easy!

0:45 min by lady0godiva
Views: 184 Rating: 1.80

See how easy it is to travel the biggest distances in no time! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre)¹. Other examples of "artificially created" regions include Rhône-Alpes, which was created as the region for Lyon, and Midi-Pyrénées, which was created as the region for Toulouse.

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Located at 47.47 -0.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union, Pays de la Loire, Regions of France

Château de Serrant

The Château de Serrant is a Renaissance château situated in the Loire Valley 15 kilometres to the west of Angers. The Renaissance château is built on the foundations of a medieval fortress. From the 14th century the castle was held by the Brie family. Charles de Brie was inspired to start modernisation early in the 16th century, but lack of funds meant the project was halted with only the North Tower completed.

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Located at 47.42 -0.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Châteaux in Maine-et-Loire, Châteaux of the Loire Valley, Historic house museums in Pays de la Loire, Museums in Maine-et-Loire

University of Angers

The University of Angers is an institution of higher learning situated in the town of the same name, in western France. It was founded in 1356, closed down in 1793, and reestablished in 1971. The pre-revolutionary institution is sometimes looked upon as the precedent institution of the Catholic University of the West, though, as both Popes and kings have granted charters to the old University of Angers, it is not a clear predecessor to either of the current Universities in Angers.

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Located at 47.48 -0.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1356 establishments in France, 1793 disestablishments, Educational institutions established in 1971, Public universities, Universities in France

École Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers

École Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers (ESSCA) is one of the top twenty business schools in France. Created in 1909 by the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of the West on the model of French Grandes Écoles, it was to become, over the course of the twentieth century, a highly selective graduate school in France and Europe.

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Located at 47.48 -0.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Angers, Business schools in France, Educational institutions established in 1909, Universities and colleges in Paris

Étang Saint-Nicolas

Étang Saint-Nicolas is an artificial lake in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. Its surface is 3.6 ha.

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Located at 47.48 -0.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Geography of Maine-et-Loire, Lakes of Pays de la Loire