Pays de la Loire
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Pays de la Loire (French pronunciation: [pe.i d(ə) la lwaʁ]; lit. 'Lands of the Loire') is one of the eighteen regions of France, located on the country's Atlantic coast. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital and most populated city, Nantes, one of a handful of French "balancing metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre).[lower-alpha 1] In 2020, Pays de la Loire had a population of 3,832,120.
Administrative region of France
Region in France
Pays de la Loire | |
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| Coordinates: 47°25′03″N 00°51′18″W | |
| Country |  France |
| Prefecture | Nantes |
| Departments | |
| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | Christelle Morançais (DVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,082 km2 (12,387 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,832,120 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-PDL |
| GDP (2012)[2] | Ranked 5th |
| Total | €101.2 billion (US$130.2 bn) |
| Per capita | €27,775 (US$35,725) |
| NUTS Region | FR5 |
| Website | www.paysdelaloire.fr |