Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire is a port town of 153,000 people at the mouth of the Loire, near in western .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include German U-Boats Bunker/ U-Boat pens and Saint-Nazaire station.

Photo: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The submarine base of Saint-Nazaire is one of five large fortified U-boat pens built by Germany during the Second World War in occupied , France.

Railway station
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The Gare de Saint-Nazaire is the passenger railway station serving the town and port of . Designed by Noël Le Maresquier with a functional and maritime style, it was built in 1955 in anticipation of the arrival of the TGV Atlantique and replaced an older station in the town developed in the 19th century by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans railway.

Museum
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Espadon was a Narval-class submarine of the French Navy. Along with sister boat Marsouin, the boat was the first French submarine to steam under sea ice. The boat is currently a museum ship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.

Town
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in western . It is known as the site of the serpent d'océan, a giant sea serpent sculpture by artist Huang Yong Ping. is situated 5 km southeast of Saint-Nazaire.

Saint-Nazaire

Latitude
47.2794° or 47° 16′ 46″ north
Longitude
-2.21° or 2° 12′ 36″ west
Population
69,700
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8CVV7QHQ+QX
Geo­Names ID
6434534
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St-Nazaire Railway Station and Gare de Penhoët.

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