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Vay Destination Guide

Delve into Vay in France

Vay in the region of Pays de la Loire with its 1,333 residents is located in France - some 207 mi or ( 333 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Vay

Local time in Vay is now 11:04 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Bristol, Vannes, Saint-Malo, and Saffre. While being here, you might want to check out London . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Vay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Souvenir de mon village, La Chevallerais.

8:18 min by J. Naoned
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La Chevallerais

3:42 min by RemyAlexandrePhoto
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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 ..


Tour de France Château de Blain en bottes de paille

2:21 min by Dominique Houguet
Views: 240 Rating: 5.00

Le Tour de France est passé à Blainle 7 juillet 2008 à 16h, nous avons réalisé une animation: "faire du "Home-trainer" au pied d'un "Château en bottes de paille"... ..

Sailing Regattas - Seriously Cool Events

1:14 min by Seriouslycoolevents
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Corporate sailing regattas and match racing sailing events are perfect for team building and client events. Camaraderie and team spirit shines from all who take part in this eco friendly event with ra ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 47.63 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 990s conflicts, 990s in France, 992 in Europe, Battles involving France, Battles of the Middle Ages, Military history of Brittany

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.

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Located at 47.48 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 840s conflicts, 840s in Europe, 843, 9th century in France, Battles involving France, Battles involving the Britons, Battles involving the Franks, Battles of the Middle Ages, Military history of Brittany

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.

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Located at 47.47 -1.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Castles in Pays de la Loire, Châteaux in Loire-Atlantique, Official historical monuments of France

Battle of Jengland

The Battle of Jengland (also called Jengland-Beslé, Beslé, or Grand Fougeray) took place on 22 August 851, between the Frankish army of Charles the Bald and the Breton army of Erispoe, Duke of Brittany. The Bretons were victorious, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Angers in September 851 which secured Breton independence.

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Located at 47.72 -1.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 850s conflicts, 851, 9th century in France, Battles involving France, Battles involving the Britons, Battles involving the Franks, Military history of Brittany

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.

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Located at 47.35 -1.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Airports in France, Proposed airports, Transport in Nantes