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Pays de la Loire (or Pays-de-la-Loire) is an administrative region of France. Its capital is Nantes. In 2018, about 3.8 million people lived in the region.[2] There are seven big centers, with more than 100.000 people in the respective urban area: Nantes, Angers, Le Mans, La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, Saint-Nazaire and Laval.
Pays de la Loire | |
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| Country |  France |
| Prefecture | Nantes |
| Departments | |
| Government | |
| • President of the Regional Council | Christelle Morançais (LR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,082 km2 (12,387 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,553,352 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-PDL |
| GDP (2012)[1] | Ranked 5th |
| Total | €101.2 billion (US$130.2 bn) |
| Per capita | €27,775 (US$35,725) |
| NUTS Region | FR5 |
| Website | www.paysdelaloire.fr |
The departments in the region are:
The economy is centered around the production of food, and agriculture in general. It is the third in France in that sector. 51% of meat products, 19% of milk, and 67% of the natural produce of grain (cereals) are produced there.
Some people in the region also speak other local languages. These are
Breton is a Celtic language, the others are Romance languages.
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