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Explore Le Menil in France

Le Menil in the region of Pays de la Loire is a town in France - some 205 mi or ( 330 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Le Menil

Current time in Le Menil is now 12:24 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Bristol, Vannes, Saint-Malo, and Saffre. Since you are here already, make sure to check out London . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Le Menil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Souvenir de mon village, La Chevallerais.

8:18 min by J. Naoned
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La Chevallerais

3:42 min by RemyAlexandrePhoto
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A little movie of some photographs I have taken while spending some time at la Chevallerais. The pictures at the start are of the "Canal de Nantes a Brest", they were split toned. The photographs afte ..


Tour de France Château de Blain en bottes de paille

2:21 min by Dominique Houguet
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Le Tour de France est passé à Blainle 7 juillet 2008 à 16h, nous avons réalisé une animation: "faire du "Home-trainer" au pied d'un "Château en bottes de paille"... ..

Sailing Regattas - Seriously Cool Events

1:14 min by Seriouslycoolevents
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Corporate sailing regattas and match racing sailing events are perfect for team building and client events. Camaraderie and team spirit shines from all who take part in this eco friendly event with ra ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Conquereuil

The Battle of Conquereuil was fought on July 27, 992 AD between the Bretons under Conan I, Duke of Brittany and the Angevins under Fulk the Black. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} Duke Conan had the breton city of Nantes under siege, when he learned that Fulk was marching with an army to relieve the city. Conan raised the siege and began marching his troops back in the direction of Rennes to face Fulk.

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Located at 47.63 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 990s conflicts, 990s in France, 992 in Europe, Battles involving France, Battles of the Middle Ages, Military history of Brittany

Battle of Blain

The Battle of Blain, also called the Battle of Messac, was fought on 24 May 843 by the forces of Lambert II of Nantes and Erispoe, prince of Brittany, against Renaud, Frankish Count of Nantes. It arose from Breton resistance to Frankish power within Brittany and disputes over control of the County of Nantes. The defeat of the Franks led to a period of Breton expansionism.

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Located at 47.48 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 840s conflicts, 840s in Europe, 843, 9th century in France, Battles involving France, Battles involving the Britons, Battles involving the Franks, Battles of the Middle Ages, Military history of Brittany

Château de Blain

The Château de Blain is a mediaeval castle constructed in the 13th century and heavily remodelled in the 16th. It formed part of the frontier defences of Brittany along with the towns and castles of Vitré, Fougères, Châteaubriant, Ancenis and Clisson. It is in the commune of Blain in the Loire-Atlantique département of France.

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Located at 47.47 -1.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Castles in Pays de la Loire, Châteaux in Loire-Atlantique, Official historical monuments of France

Battle of Jengland

The Battle of Jengland (also called Jengland-Beslé, Beslé, or Grand Fougeray) took place on 22 August 851, between the Frankish army of Charles the Bald and the Breton army of Erispoe, Duke of Brittany. The Bretons were victorious, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Angers in September 851 which secured Breton independence.

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Located at 47.72 -1.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 850s conflicts, 851, 9th century in France, Battles involving France, Battles involving the Britons, Battles involving the Franks, Military history of Brittany

Lulzacite

Lulzacite is a strontium-containing phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Sr2Fe(Fe,Mg)2Al4(PO4)4(OH)10. The mineral was first described in 2000 from quartzite deposits at Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux, Loire-Atlantique, France, and is named after Y. Lulzac, a French geologist who discovered the mineral. In this deposit, lulzacite occurs within quartz and siderite veinlets at quartzite–limestone contacts. Other minerals found in the veinlets include apatite, goyazite, and pyrite.

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Located at 47.71 -1.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Aluminium minerals, Iron minerals, Magnesium minerals, Phosphate minerals, Strontium minerals, Triclinic minerals