Batz-sur-Mer
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Batz-sur-Mer is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique.
The town lies between the Bay of Biscay and its salt marshes and is a very Breton town of whitewashed granite houses.
In 945, Alan II, Duke of Brittany, founded a priory in Batz-sur-Mer, dedicated to St Winwaloe. Its Benedictine monks developed the local economy, and apart from religion they devoted themselves to agriculture and to the maintenance of salt ponds.
The town lies between the Bay of Biscay and its salt marshes and is a very Breton town of whitewashed granite houses.
In 945, Alan II, Duke of Brittany, founded a priory in Batz-sur-Mer, dedicated to St Winwaloe. Its Benedictine monks developed the local economy, and apart from religion they devoted themselves to agriculture and to the maintenance of salt ponds.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batz-sur-Mer
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°16'43"N 2°28'12"W
- La Baule-Escoublac 5.3 km
- Sainte-Pazanne 48 km
- Nantes 63 km
- Châteaubriant 93 km
- Ploemeur 95 km
- Guidel 102 km
- Rennes 111 km
- La Rochelle 153 km
- Plestin-les-Grèves 180 km
- Brest 205 km