Notre-Dame-des-Landes
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Notre-Dame-des-Landes is a commune
in the Loire-Atlantique
department in western France
.
The commune is the planned site of the new Aéroport du Grand Ouest
, intended to replace Nantes Atlantique Airport
. The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in 2012 and an opening date in 2015.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
department in western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The commune is the planned site of the new Aéroport du Grand Ouest
Aéroport du Grand Ouest
The Aéroport du Grand Ouest is a planned new airport, to be situated to the north-west of the French city of Nantes in the commune of Notre-Dame-des-Landes...
, intended to replace Nantes Atlantique Airport
Nantes Atlantique Airport
Nantes Atlantique Airport is an international airport serving Nantes, France. It is located southwest of the city, in Bouguenais.The airport is operated by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Nantes...
. The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in 2012 and an opening date in 2015.