Dept 44 Rank #38 / 96
Loire-Atlantique
Pays de la Loire · Nearest city: Nantes TGV
🚄 TGV
Loire estuary, Guérande salt marshes, Brière wetlands
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Loire-Atlantique thrives on a strong tourist draw, mild winters and a fast-growing population, but steep property prices and flat scenery hold it back. La Loire-Atlantique prospère grâce à un fort attrait touristique, des hivers doux et une démographie en forte croissance, mais des prix immobiliers élevés et des paysages plats la freinent.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,997h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p51 of 96
Sunny days
153/yr
days >50% sunlit
p47 of 96
Rain days
123/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
p60 of 96
Annual rainfall
730mm/yr
total volume
p61 of 96
Heavy rain
4/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p44 of 96
Torrential
0.3/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p70 of 96
Hot days >30°
15/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p18 of 96
Winter mildness
9/10
3.9 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
p85 of 96
Wind
3.5m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.05 m/s per year.
p86 of 96
Muggy days
4/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+3 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+8 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-12 days · -10 so far
Dry-soil days ~+16 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
p16 of 96
Max elevation
117m
#1 flattest of 96
Forest cover
5.7%
#5 least forested of 96
Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Loire estuary, Guérande salt marshes, Brière wetlands
Identity
Loire-Atlantique is the birthplace of Jules Verne (écrivain).
Notable figures born here
Jules Verne — écrivainPierre Abélard — compositeurAristide Briand — écrivainJoseph Fouché — enseignantJérémy Toulalan — footballeurJacques Demy — réalisateurJames Tissot — artiste peintreAlcide Dessalines d'Orbigny — naturalisteJordan Veretout — footballeurPierre Bouguer — physicien
Terroir & appellations
Loire-Atlantique lies within protected appellation areas, including Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Le Pallet, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Château-Thébaud, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Monnières.
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Le PalletMuscadet Sèvre et Maine Château-ThébaudMuscadet Sèvre et Maine MonnièresMuscadet Sèvre et Maine GorgesMuscadet Sèvre et Maine MouzillonMuscadet Sèvre et Maine GoulaineMuscadet Sèvre et Maine ClissonMuscadet Sèvre et MaineMuscadetGros Plant du Pays nantaisMaine-AnjouBeurre Charentes-Poitou
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Jardins du Marais
- Jardin des Plantes
Station classée de tourisme (18)
Risks
Safety score
6/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p76 of 96
Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p66 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p80 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Radon Very high 86% p81 of 96
Ground movement Very high 85% p55 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 84.5% p60 of 96
Flooding Very high 82.6% p73 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 81.6% p77 of 96
Dam failure Low 35.3% #5 most exposed of 96
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Other hazards Low 27.1% p93 of 96
Coastal Low 24.6% #2 most exposed of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 19.3% p93 of 96
Wildfire Very low 17.9% p61 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
2.2 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
5
A11 · A82 · A83 · A811 · A844
Work locally
34.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Nantes TGV
✈ Airport
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) · ~24 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
2.2h direct
🛣 Highways
A11, A82, A83, A811, A844
Services
Healthcare
7/10
APL 4.0
p69 of 96
Schools
8/10
Brevet 91%
p86 of 96
Fiber coverage
97%
p62 of 96
Intl schools
8schools
International programmes available
p84 of 96
People
Population
1,393,793
p88 of 96
Density
199/km²
Urban
+147% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+1.1%/yr
+0.9 pts vs median · p96
Median income
$27,500
standard of living · $/yr
p86 of 96
Poverty rate
10.5%
below 60% of median living standard
#3 lowest of 96
Unemployment
9.4%
active population out of work
p16 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 30 residents
p58 of 96 · 46,070 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
22.7%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p92 of 96
Remote work
4.2%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
22.7%
At-home trades
Farmers
1%
Artisans & shopkeepers
6.1%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27.9%
Clerical & service staff
23.5%
Manual workers
18.8%
Real estate
Median
$3,440/m²
$1,580 $5,690
House $3,220 Apt $3,790
-3.3%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
44.35%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p45 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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