This area ( Guérande, Le Croisic, and La Baule ) has a rather Breton toponymy: for instance, Guérande originates from the Breton Gwenn Rann ( white or pure place ).

La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, France

La Baule-Escoublac, commonly referred to as La Baule, is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

A century-old seaside resort in southern Brittany with beautiful villas, casino, luxury hotels and an original mix of old Breton and exclusive seaside culture boasting a 12 kilometer-long sand beach ( the longest in Europe ), La Baule has long been home to French high society's seaside residences.

Chapelle Saint-Anne de La Baule 02. JPG | Chapelle Saint-Anne

Hôtel Castel Marie-Louise La Baule. JPG | Hôtel Castel Marie-Louise

Hôtel Hermitage La Baule 2. JPG | Hôtel Hermitage

Hôtel Royal La Baule. jpg | Hôtel Royal

In 1918, casino business magnate François André ( see Groupe Lucien Barrière ) set up the redesigning of the La Baule resort based on the Deauville model by combining casinos, luxury hotels and sports facilities all on one site.

By that time, La Baule has become a very fashionable seaside resort.

During World War II La Baule formed part of the protective stretch of coast leading to the nearby harbour city of Saint-Nazaire, home of one of the biggest U-Boat stations the Germans ever built.

During the occupation a large number of Jewish residents and resistance members were deported to the concentration camps ; in La Baule itself 32 Jewish men, women and children-the youngest of whom was 3 years old-were deported ( with the assistance of the local French police ) to Auschwitz where they all perished.

Although there is a memorial in the Parc de la Victoire in La Baule to 40 named war victims, there is no mention there or on any other memorial of the 32 Jewish deportees.

Such was the importance attached the area by the Germans that their troops kept fighting in La Baule and Saint-Nazaire for nine months longer than in the rest of the department, eventually surrendering on May 11, 1945 ( 3 days after the German unconditional surrender ), making this one of the last liberated parts of France.

One of France's most exclusive seaside resorts during the first half of the 20th century, La Baule has become much more democratized since the 1960s.

Today, the Grand Prix de la Ville de La Baule is a prestigious equestrian show jumping competition that is part of the international Equestrian Nations Cup series.

Furthermore, La Baule is near La côte d ' amour, which features beautiful cliffs and amazing views of the Atlantic ocean.

* La Baule and the Love Coast ( in English )

* Official La Baule Tourist Office ( in English )

* Many pictures of La Baule

* Directory La Baule

* The website to party at La Baule

The number, size and visible locations of these megalithic monuments ( especially La Hougue Bie ) have suggested that social organisation over a wide area, including surrounding coasts, was required for the construction.

It is noted for its harsh climate ( hot in summer and very cold in winter ), its renowned jamón serrano ( cured ham ), its pottery, its surrounding archaeological sites with some of the oldest dinosaur remains of the Iberian Peninsula, and its famous Fiestas ( La vaquilla del ángel during the second weekend of July and " Bodas de Isabel de Segura " around the third weekend of February ).

This town and the surrounding comarca are part of La Franja and the local dialect is a variant of Catalan.

San Lorenzo is called El Pueblo de los Samaritanos or La Tierra de Leyendas, The surrounding areas produce tobacco and sugar cane.

Both the surrounding agricultural community and the College were renamed La Verne in 1917.

The bedrock of La Rochelle and surrounding areas is composed of layers of limestone dating back to the Sequanian stage ( upper Oxfordian stage ) of the Jurassic period ( circa 160 million years ago ), when a large part of France was submerged.

The grant's boundaries were unusually complicated, as they were to be determined by the boundaries of the surrounding grants: San Antonio, San Pablo, El Pinole, Boca de la Canada del Pinole, Acalanes, and La Laguna de los Palos Colorados.

2005 Kansas Department of Transportation | KDOT map of Rush County showing La Crosse and surrounding communities (: File: Kansas official transportation map legend. png | map legend )

During hunting seasons many hunters come to La Belle and the surrounding area to hunt white-tail deer and turkey.

La Vernia has a lower crime rate compared to surrounding towns.

Hurricane has one high school, Hurricane High School ( encompassing grades 10-12 ), attended also by students from the surrounding communities of La Verkin, Toquerville and Springdale, among others.

With the arrival of railroads and highways, La Center lost importance and lapsed into a small village serving the surrounding farming district.

:( in the year 1749, in the reign of King Louis XV, we, Celeron, commander of a detachment sent by Commander de La Galissonière, Commander General of New France, for the restoration of peace in various untamed villages in the region, have buried ed this plaque at the confluence of the Ohio and Tchadakoin this 29th day of July near the fine river bank, to commemorate the retaking into possession of the afore-mentioned river bank and all the surrounding lands on both river shores back to the river sources, as secured by previous kings of France, and maintained by force of arms and by treaties, specifically the Treaties of Rijswick, of Utrecht and of Aix la Chapelle )

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For example, the waters surrounding La Paz reach 85 ° F ( 30 ° C ) in August, while the waters in neighboring city Cabo San Lucas, only reach 79 ° F ( 26 ° C ).

Around the time of the Easter celebrations of 1591 approximately 9, 000, of the estimated 11, 000 indigenous people living in the surrounding area, attacked the stronghold of La Padercitas in La Rioja as a protest to the poor treatment they received from the Spanish settlers.

In January 2003 and under the leadership of Evo Morales, a group of union leaders ( Evo Morales for the “ cocaleros ” — coca growers, Jaime Solares and Roberto de la Cruz for urban workers and miners, Felipe Quispe for the indigenous farmers in the Aymara region surrounding La Paz ) joined together to found the " People's High Command " ( Estado Mayor del pueblo ).

The surrounding area features many lakes for boating and fishing including Lac La Hache, Canim Lake, Horse Lake, Green Lake, and Bridge Lake.

" San Leonardo "), attended by students from surrounding municipalities ( Navaleno, Hontoria del Pinar, Casarejos, Espeja, Espejón, La Hinojosa, and others ).

Many bands claim origin to La Crosse and the surrounding area.

Cape Sable included Cape Sable Island, Port La Tour and the surrounding area.

On June 1, 2005, the boundaries of the Clark County Public Transit Benefit Area were reduced from the whole Clark County to the area including only the cities of Vancouver, Camas, Washougal, Ridgefield, La Center, Battle Ground and Yacolt, as well as the unincorporated areas surrounding Vancouver.

Navan and the surrounding area has a number of primary schools including town's Catholic boys ' primary school Scoil Mhuire which was originally run by the De La Salle Brothers.