Châteaubriant is a town in western France, about 350 km (220 mi) southwest of Paris, and one of the three sous-préfectures of the Loire-Atlantique department. Châteaubriant is also situated in the historical and cultural region of Brittany, and it is the capital of the Pays de la Mée.
Porte Neuve ("New Gate") in the old town
Simulated natural colour satellite image of Châteaubriant and the surrounding Pays de la Mée.
The Chère in Châteaubriant.
The railway station.
Loire-Atlantique is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population of 1,429,272 in 2019.
Prefecture building in Nantes
TGV and Interloire trains in Le Croisic
Nantes
Stained glass-window of the church of Batz-sur-Mer