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Explore La Grande Ville in France
La Grande Ville in the region of Pays de la Loire is a town in France - some 234 mi or ( 377 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in La Grande Ville is now 06:45 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vannes, Saint-Viaud, Saint-Pere-en-Retz, Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, and Saint-Malo-de-Guersac. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vannes . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in La Grande Ville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
ferrari in MIRPUR Kashmir
This clip is dedicated to all those haters that try and mock us kashmiri people. ..
msc divina cruise ship
msc divina built at saint nazaire france ..
Gala Temps danse 2012 - Remix mokobé (moderne confirmé)
Gala Temps danse 2012 - Remix mokobé (moderne confirmé) ..
Sonic Youth - Eric's trip - live 09 08 2008 Les Escales
Sonic Youth - Eric's trip Live 09 08 2008 at Les Escales (St Nazaire - France) Camera moves a lot, so was the crowd ;-) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Saint-Nazaire Bridge
The Saint-Nazaire bridge (French: Le pont de Saint-Nazaire) is a Cable-stayed bridge spanning the Loire river and linking Saint-Nazaire on the north bank and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the south bank, in the department of Loire-Atlantique, Brittany, France.
Located at 47.28 -2.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Chantiers de l'Atlantique, is a Saint-Nazaire, France based shipyard; which forms part of the STX France SA business unit, majority owned by STX Europe with a 66.6% stake and the balance 33.34% held by the French state. It is one of the world's largest shipyards, and built the iconic ocean liner the RMS Queen Mary 2. The shipyard owned by Alstom since 1984, became part of Aker Yards when Aker Group acquired the Alstom Marine business in 2006.
Located at 47.28 -2.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
St Nazaire Raid
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in German-occupied France during the Second World War. The operation was undertaken by the Royal Navy and British Commandos under the auspices of Combined Operations Headquarters on 28 March 1942.
Located at 47.27 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
USS Buchanan (DD-131)
USS Buchanan (DD-131), named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown (I42). She was destroyed during the St. Nazaire Raid: at 1:34 on 28 March 1942, loaded with four tons of amatol explosive, the ship rammed the gates of the Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert dry dock.
Located at 47.28 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
HMS Campbeltown (I42)
HMS Campbeltown was a "Town"-class destroyer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was originally US destroyer USS Buchanan, and, like many other obsolescent U.S. Navy destroyers, she was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. Campbeltown became one of the most famous of these ships when she was used in the St. Nazaire Raid in 1942.
Located at 47.28 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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