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Les Grisons Destination Guide
Explore Les Grisons in France
Les Grisons in the region of Pays de la Loire is a town in France - some 210 mi or ( 338 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Les Grisons is now 04:16 AM (Saturday) . 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: Bristol, Vigneux-de-Bretagne, Vay, Vannes, and Treillieres. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Bristol . We encountered 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 Les Grisons ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Souvenir de mon village, La Chevallerais.
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La Chevallerais
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
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"... ..
Euro-Tour 2008, part XXXVIII: probably the worst public toilet in France
www.rickdangerous.co.uk ACHTUNG: I've left this completely uncensored. If anyone ever complains about the toilets in the Old Angel ever again after seeing this, my reaction will be swift and violent. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 47.48 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 47.47 -1.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Aéroport du Grand Ouest
The Aéroport du Grand Ouest Project is a planned new airport, to be situated 30 km to the north-west of the French city of Nantes in the commune of Notre-Dame-des-Landes. It is intended that the new airport will replace Nantes Atlantique Airport as the airport for Nantes, but also serve as an international gateway for western France. The €580 million project was approved in February 2008, with construction expected to start in 2014 and an opening date in 2017.
Located at 47.35 -1.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 47.63 -1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
École des mines de Nantes
The École des Mines de Nantes, or École nationale supérieure des mines de Nantes (Mines Nantes) is a French high-level engineering school, part of the prestigious Institut Mines-Télécom. The school is based in Nantes, in the west of France.
Located at 47.28 -1.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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