Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire , " The city portuaire" , ( Sant-Nazer into Breton and Saint-Nazère or Saint-Nazaer in Gallo), is a common French, located in the department of the Loire-Atlantique, in the administrative area of the Pays of the Loire. Its history is related to its port, with the the Loire, the sea and the historical Brittany.
Its 70.000 inhabitants are called the Nazairiens and the Nazairiennes .
* Saint-Nazaire is the city centers of an agglomeration the C.A.RE.N.E , which gathers 10 communes and 120.000 inhabitants on more 300km ².

Geography

The commune is located near the marsh of Brière, preserved natural park important gathering many animal species and vegetable. The city with 20 beaches, like that of City-Martin, where the Resident of Saint-Nazaire ones likes prélasser. But the proximity of the port and the Fleuve often pushes the estivants to be further sought, beyond Porcé where one can follow the way of the customs officers to go down in the splits. Several seaside resorts known is also located at a few kilometers of the city: Saint-Brevin-the-Pines, on the other side of the the Loire, for which it is necessary to borrow the Pont of Saint-Nazaire, and also Pornichet and Baule-Escoublac. The urban surface of Saint-Nazaire extends on Right Bank from the estuary from the the Loire until its end (Batz-on-Sea, Croisic) which makes that it borders the 330.000 hab.

Common bordering:

> Outskirts of the city Resident of Saint-Nazaire: 65.000 inhabitants.

Demography

  • In 1900, creation of the commune of Pornichet by dismemberment of the commune of Saint-Nazaire.
  • In 1945, the city was completely evacuated and counted nothing any more but 60 inhabitants.

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Age brackets:

  • 0-19 : 26%
  • 20-39 : 28%
  • 40-59 : 25%
  • 60 and +: 21%
matrimonial Situation: Many residences:
  • 34.500, including 31.000 in main home.
  • Owner S: 51%
  • Tenant S: 49%
  • Apartment S: 54%
  • House S: 46%

Administration

Since 1790, Saint-Nazaire belongs to the department of Loire-Inférieure, famous Loire-Atlantique in 1957.

Saint-Nazaire became Sous-préfecture in 1868, to replace Savenay which it concerned until there.

The the Community of agglomeration of the area resident of Saint-Nazaire and the estuary (the C.A.R.E.N.E) - gathers Saint-Nazaire and 9 communes bordering.

Cantons

The city is divided into three cantons:

Since 1941, Saint-Nazaire, like the whole of the department was detached from the Brittany to belong to the area of Angers (1941), then in 1955, creation of the current Pays of the Loire, which will be transformed into territorial collectivity in 1983.

Transport

In car

Saint-Nazaire has a littoral peripheral, which connects it to Pornic (in the South) by the Pont of Saint-Nazaire, Guérande (in the West) and Savenay/Nantes (in the East).
Expressways:
* Nantes prefecture, since the N165/N171 (E60).
* Rennes since N137/N171.
* Valves, Lorient, Quimper and Brest, since N165.
* the Rock on Yon, since Pornic.
* Angers, since Nantes.
* Baule-Escoublac and Guérande by périphérique.
* Saint-Brevin-the-Pines and Pornic by périphérique.
* Savenay and Pontchâteau by périphérique.
* Paris, since a10/A11 (in Nantes).
Le project of the second crossing of the Loire between Nantes and Saint Nazaire is considered from here at 2025. It would in the long term support the second peripheral of Nanto-Resident of Saint-Nazaire.

In urban area

Circulation is rather easy with Saint-Nazaire, only some light stopper can occur at the rush hours, in particular to reach the expressway of Nantes (N171). The parking is rather accessible and especially free in all the city. (except with the carparks of the Station and the Downtown area)

In bus

The town of Saint-Nazaire and its community of agglomeration (the C.A.RE.N.E), will set up a fast urban transport in exclusive right of way, of type Busway or Tramway, from here 2011.
Cette line will read again Donges with Pornichet, while passing by Mounting block-of-Brittany, Trignac and Saint-Nazaire.

STRAN

Saint-Nazaire and the other communes of its agglomeration are served by a rather dense grid system jointly, STRAN Société of transport of the agglomeration resident of Saint-Nazaire managed by STRAN. In addition to, displacements downtown, which are ensured by 12 urban lines, the buses resident of Saint-Nazaire can, for example, as well to help you:
à to cross the Brière (Lines 2,3 & 4, towards Saint-Andre-of-Water, Saint-Joachim, Saint-Malo-with-Guersac and the Vault-of-Marsh, or Line 9 worms Besné)
à to return to you near the " More beautiful beach of Europe" of Baule-Escoublac and Pouliguen (Line 6 & 7, towards Pornichet).
Pour a minimum price of 1,20€ per way (attention, correspondence prohibited for the tickets with the unit). To think of the ticket " LIBERTE" TICKET; , valid one day on all network STRAN and DRUNK TY'. Price: 3.50€

STRAN is the Société of transport of the agglomeration resident of Saint-Nazaire , which ensures the Public transport in the whole of the 10 common member of the HULL.
Common served : Saint-Nazaire, Trignac, Holy Andre of Water, Mounting block of Brittany, Saint-Joachim, Holy Malo de Guersac, Donges, Besné, the Vault of the Marshes,/>Deux Pornichet.
La company employs nearly 250 paid and uses more than 110 vehicles, thus exploiting 20 regular lines of buses which transport daily more than 20.000 people.

List of the lines of bus of Saint Nazaire:

Lines urban

- 10: Boulettery - SNCF railway station - Méan Center.
<> Dessert Hospital, Town hall, République.
<> Service of 5:50 (First departure of Bouletterie) to 22:37 (the Last departure of Méan Centers).
- 20: LEP Heinlex - Town hall - Bert (Trignac).
<> Dessert Botanical garden, Republic, Station SNCF.
<> Service of 07:16 (First departure of LEP Heinlex) to 19:20 (the Last departure of Bert).
- 30: Town hall - Hospital - University.
<> Dessert SNCF railway station, School residence, LEP Heinlex.
<> Service of 05:29 (First departure of Town hall) to 21:49 (the Last departure of University).
- 40: SNCF railway station - Way of the Source (St Marc on Sea/Saint-Nazaire).
<> Dessert Republic, Hospital, Kerlédé.
<> Service of 07:01 (First departure of SNCF railway station) to 21:26 (the Last departure of Way of the Source).
- 45 : Cities Mole (Partial Service) - Large Pez - Republic - Trignac Town hall.
<> Dessert School residence, Town hall, Parks SNCF.
<> Service of 07:11 (First departure of Mole Cities)
<> 07:15 (First departure of Large Pez)
<> 18:42 (the Last departure of Trignac Mairie).
- 50: School residence (Partial Service) - SNCF railway station - Mounting block Town hall - Rowed (Partial Service).
<> Dessert Town hall - Mounting block Posts - Mounting block Places of Marché.
<> Service of 10:10 (Departure of School residence)
<> 07:10 (First departure of SNCF railway station)
<> 18:21 (the Last departure of Mounting block Town hall).
<> 18:21 (Departure of Rowed).
- 60: University - Prézégat Raoul Duffy.
<> Dessert Town hall - Médiathèque.
<> Service of O7h16 (First departure of University) to 19:45 (the Last departure of Raoul Duffy).
- 70: Pitches - Hospital - Beautiful Hautière (Berthauderie).
<> Dessert the Immaculate one - co. Therese - République.
<> Service of 07:11 (First Pitch departure) to 19:44 (the Last departure of Beautiful Hautière (Berthauderie).
- 71 : Ecomusée - Immaculate (Cormier).
<> Dessert All Helps, Holy Therese.
<> Service of 07:20 (First departure of Ecomusée) to 18:42 (the Last departure of Cormier).

Suburban lines (ty' drunk)
- 1: SNCF railway station - Sliced - Holy Andree of Water Town hall.
<> Dessert Posts St Nazaire - ZI of Brais.
<> Service of 06:34 (First departure of SNCF railway station) to 19:49 (Derneir departure of St Andree of Water Town hall).
- 2: Post Saint Nazaire - Saint Joachim Pendille.
<> Holy Dessert Malo de Guersac - Saint Joachim Eglise.
<> Service of 07:09 (First departure of Station of St Nazaire) to 19:00 (the Last departure of Dangles).
- 3: Post Saint Nazaire - Island of Mazin.
<> Holy Dessert Jaochim Centers and Eglise.
<> Service of 07:55 (First departure of Station of St Nazaire) to 19:44 (the Last departure of Island of Mazin).
- 4: Hospital (Partial Service) - Station of Saint Nazaire - the Vault of the Mayun Marshes.
<> Holy Dessert Malo de Guersac - Joachim Saint - the Vault of the Marshes Center.
<> Service of 05:55 (First departure of Mayun) to 19:33 (the Last departure of Station of St Nazaire).
- 5: Town hall of Donges - Station of Saint Nazaire.
<> Dessert Mounting block of Bretagne.
<> Service of 06:09 (First departure of Donges Town hall) to 20:51 (the Last departure of Station of St Nazaire).
- 6: SNCF railway station - Zone of Activity Océanis - Pornichet SNCF railway station.
<> Dessert University - Plyclinique of Europe - Town hall of Pornichet.
<> Service of 06:35 (First departure of Pornichet SNCF railway station) - 19:48 (the Last departure of SNCF railway station).
- 7: Pornichet SNCF railway station - Town hall (Pornichet) - Pornichet Four Winds.
<> Dessert Posts of Pornichet - Avenue of the Source - Avenue of the Cities Babin - Jean-Macé.
<> Service of 08:40 (First departure of Four Wind) to 17:00 (the Last departure of Pornichet SNCF railway station).
- 9: Post Saint Nazaire - Mounting block of Brittany - Bésné SNCF railway station.
<> Dessert SNCF railway station of Saint Nazaire - Mounting block Hotel of Ville.
<> Service of 06:08 (First departure of Bésné Parks) to 19:01 (the Last departure of Bésné Gare).

  • All the lines of network STRAN passes by SNCF railway station of Saint Nazaire (Except the Shuttle of the Port) and Republic.

Lines school
- D: SNCF railway station - Immaculate (Large Pits).
<> Dessert Town hall, LEP Heinlex, Immaculée.
<> Service of 07:41 (First departure of SNCF railway station) to 18:05 (the Last departure of Large Pits).
- L: St Distinct Nazaire - Town hall - St Andre Moors.
<> Dessert Bougainville - Hospital - St Andre Place église.
<> Service of: No information disponible.
- M: Berthaudery - SNCF railway station - Four Wind (Immaculate) .
<> Dessert Saint Louis - Hôpital.
<> Service of 12:20 (First of Berthauderie) - 17:40 (the Last departure of Berthauderie).
<> 07:46 (First departure of SNCF railway station towards 4 Winds) - 08:13 (the Last departure of Four Winds).

Shuttles
  • SHUTTLE: Center République - the Port.
    <> Montée and Descent with the request. Between the two termini made a sign with the driver for montée.
    <> Service of O8h45 (First departure of the Port) - 20:20 (the Last departure of Center Republic).
    the shuttle of the port is exploited with a Minibus Gépébus OREOS 55.

Lines departmental LILA

- 13: Saint-Nazaire<=> Herbignac .
- 14: Saint-Nazaire<=> Saint-Nicolas-with-Redon (by Ponchâteau and Saint-Gildas-of-Wood).
- 15: Saint-Nazaire<=> Pornic (by Saint-Brevin).
- 16: Saint-Nazaire<=> Frossay (by Saint-Brévin).
- 18: Saint-Nazaire<=> Saint-Father-in-Retz (by Saint-Brévin).
- 44 : Saint-Nazaire<=> Châteaubriand (by Savenay, Blain and Nozay).
- a: Saint-Nazaire<=> Guérande (parar La Baule).
- b: Saint-Nazaire<=> Guérande (by peripheral) .
- C: Saint-Nazaire<=> Herbignac (by Saint-Lyphard).
- E: Saint-Nazaire<=> Croisic (by La Baule).

Line T.E.R Brittany/Country of the Loire

- 3: Saint-Nazaire<=> Redon (by Ponchâteau, Saint-Gildas-of-Wood and Saint-Nicolas-of-Redon).

In train

  • By TGV coming from Nantes and Paris and serving La Baule and Croisic.
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Paris
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Nantes
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Mans (by Nantes and Angers)
    Saint-Nazaire<=> the Roche-sur-Yon (by Nantes)
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Rennes (by Savenay)
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Orleans] (by Nantes, Angers and Tours)
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Brest (by Savenay, Valves, Lorient and Quimper)
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Nevers (by Nantes, Angers, Turns and Bourges)
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Croisic (by La Baule)
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Cholet (by Nantes)
    * Old lines:
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Rennes (by Ponchâteau)
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Mans (by Châteaubriand and Sablé-sur-Sarthe).
    Saint-Nazaire<=> Valves (by the Rock-Bernard)

Station TGV of Saint-Nazaire is located at the Northern entry of the city, it is connected daily to Croisic, Nantes, and Paris. With about thirty connection T.E.R from Nantes, Saint-Nazaire and connected to the whole of the French railway network and European.

In urban area and périurbaine

Saint-Nazaire and the other communes of its agglomeration are served by a grid system jointly rather dense, managed by the STRAN, which will propose has its subscribers a tiket for cirucler in the T.E.R Métrocéane and Interloire between Savenay and Croisic.

In plane

Saint-Nazaire has an airport open to the traffic, located at 5km in the South-east of Saint-Nazaire, on the commune of Mounting block of Brittany. Annual Ca capacity for treatment is of 150.000 passengers. Saint-Nazaire also enjoys the présance of the international airport Nantes Atlantique (3 million passengers). The creation of a Internation airport of the Great West will be born before 2015 on the commune of Our-Lady-of-Moors (between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire). The airport of Saint-Nazaire east at your disposal, it is opened with the traffic on request. The international airport nearest is that of Nantes (while waiting for the international airport of the great west meadows of Saint-Nazaire), the airport of Nantes Atlantique. Then, a service of bus will bring you to SNCF railway station of Nantes where the many ones FOR THE THIRD TIME and TGV will bring you to St-Nazaire.

In boat

The Port authority of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire has an only commercial and industrial activity. However, of the steamers accost on the Nazairiens quays, with the nivau of Mounting block of Brittany, Saint-Nazaire direction and the peninsula.

Economy

The economy of the city is founded on the activity of the port: exportation of products manufactured, but also on the services, being given sizeable size of the city. The economy of fishing it almost completely disappeared, in spite of the subsistence of a small fleet of fisheries and fishing vessel, few along the sea.

major industries are:

  • aeronautical Engineering , with the presence of one of the European centers of Airbus. The historical factory of the SNCASO, then of the SNIAS, Aerospace and finally of Airbus, is located at Penhoët, immediate of the Chantiers of the Atlantic. A new factory was built in Gron in the Années 1980.

  • Mechanical engineering , with SEMT Pielstick, manufacturer of diesel engines 4 times intended for the naval, railway applications and of electrical production. The SEMT Pielstick employs in 2006,670 people in Saint-Nazaire.

  • Port (first French port on the Atlantic frontage ), within the interurban co-operation of the Port authority of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, in particular gathering a terminal of food products, a terminal methane tanker, the terminal Elf de Donges and many other industries.

Saint-Nazaire is one of the 2 seats of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire which is that of the Loire-Atlantique.

Teaching

The every day, is more than 26.000 young people who find themselves in front of the Nazairiens black boards.

Schools

The nursery schools and the elementary schools Nazairiennes gather nearly 8.000 schoolboys divided in 30 school complexes.

Colleges

The Nazairiens colleges gather nearly 7.000 schoolboys divided in 12 Colleges.

Colleges

The Nazairiens colleges gather nearly 6.000 high-school pupils divided in 11 colleges. It should be noted that the School residence Resident of Saint-Nazaire is one of largest of France, with on its board nearly 4.000 high-school pupils.

The Superior

the university pole of Saint-Nazaire, forms with the Université of Nantes, the second larger university French with approximately 35.000 students, including nearly 5.000 on the university pole of Saint-Nazaire. It should be noted that the Nazairien campus is composed of a I.U.T (Heinlex), of a university (Gavy-Océanis), several research laboratories as well as multiple schools, of trade, industry, tourism, data processing, finance, economy and health. The campus unicersitaire of Saint-Nazaire comprant of Blibliothèques Universiataires, the University canteens as well as University residences. This equipment is distributed on 4 university fields: Gavy, Océanis, Heinlex and the School residence Resident of Saint-Nazaire. The Municipality devotes approximately 25% of its budget to education, thus marking the priority which it grants to this sector.

History

Antiquity

The area is inhabited since the most moved back times, as the presence of several vestiges proves it, like the Tumulus de Dissignac, or the Dolmen (which is located into full in the middle of the city). Vestiges Neolithic S and bronziers were found, in the handle of the City-Halluard. The village is then on the grounds in edges of the Loire. See also: Dolmen of the Three Stones Saint Nazaire belonged to the Armorican Gallic city of the Namnètes, then the town of Corbilo became a Gallo-Roman port

The Middle Ages

According to the chronicler Alain Bouchart (15th), making mention of the legendary origins of Breton, it is towards Saint-Nazaire that Brutus moved, the mythical ancestor of Breton, to take foot on its new fatherland. At the end of the Roman Empire, the Breton ones of On the other side of the channel (province of Brittany) colonized the Loire, then little by little the peninsula guérandaise. The maximum extension of the Breton language on the Loire is a little in the east of Saint-Nazaire (Donges, celebrates oil refinery today). At the 6th century, a text of Gregoire de Tours mentions Basilique sheltering the relics of the martyr Nazarius. In this basilica, a gold cross-belt in offering was exposed. It would have caused the covetousness of the Breton chief Waroc' H II, who made send an emissary to seize some. This one crashed to pieces cranium on the lintel of the door. By this miracle, Waroc' H, frightened, filled the church gifts. The village took the name of Sanctus Nazarius de Sinuario . The history of Saint-Nazaire is then more discrete. She knew confrontations, like that of 1380, where Jehan d' Ust defended the city in the name of the duke Jean IV against the fleet Castilian, at the time of the Guerre One hundred Year old. The borough was the chief town of a parish which went from Penhoët to Pornichet, seat of a seigniory, the Viscount of Saint-Nazaire. Saint-Nazaire formed part, like the whole of Brittany, the Breton kingdom, then Duché of Brittany until in 1532, year of annexation in France. In 1624, the city was threatened by the Calvinistes. In 1756, a fort was built on the order of the Duc of Pivot to protect the littoral. The borough counted 600 inhabitants then. Until the French revolution, Saint-Nazaire belonged to the province of Brittany.

Industrialization

At the beginning of the 19th century, the port is yet only a hâvre. Contrary to what is marked a little everywhere today, the economy is not based on the fishing, but Saint-Nazaire is a wearing of pilots (pilot which guides the merchant ships in the estuary). Before the creation of modern Saint-Nazaire by Napoleon I {{er}}, the parish of Saint-Nazaire counts only 3216 inhabitants. This modern Saint-Nazaire was created like a port advanced on the the Loire, benefitting from truces in the wars which prevented until there its evolution. The population of Saint-Nazaire knew an exponential growth then, which was worth to him the nickname of “small Breton California”, the contribution of population was mainly local (Brière), of Low-Brittany (of Morbihan in southern Finistere), and minoritairement of other French areas. In 1802, one decides to build a roadway on Portereau, a Phare, a mole, basins and holds of constructions. The mole, after a long delay, was built 1828 with 1835. The city is built on the current site of the district of Small Morocco. Saint Nazaire, was a small port for a long time then the terminus of the ferry vapor which made the Nantes-Saint-Nazaire line. Towards the end of the 19th century, the Ship S of large tonnage which cannot more go up until Nantes, one made a port of substitution of it. In 1856, the first basin is dug by the fill of the handle of the Ville Halluard . This wet dock made it possible the ships to moor and make half-turn. In 1857, the Company of the railroads of Orleans connects Saint-Nazaire to Nantes. In 1862, installation of the transatlantic postal lines towards the Central America and opening of the first shipyards ammorçant the indutrialisation of the city (Building site Scott). It is the first Shipyard French with launching modern ships with metal hulls. In 1866, the Scott building site goes bankrupt. In 1881, the inauguration of the second basin, that of Penhoët, allows the stopover of a number of more important ships. A lock of access is also built. Old St Nazaire, is thus cut by this lock, thus creating an artificial island called small Morocco . Saint-Nazaire then will know an episode founder of its identity of Red Ville : the Strike of the Forging mills of Trignac in 1884 (located at the time on the commune of Mounting block-of-Brittany, now common of Trignac), which knows a national repercussion. It starts in opposition to a reduction of manpower in the workshops of Puddlage. At once, on March 30th, the workmen put in strike at one crushing majority. The strike, not so serious, seems to be short. But it makes following other events (the Fusillade of Fourmies). The Socialists flow, defend the stopped strikers, organize an important media din. The strike is used to them as speaking pipe to the national plan. It is a show of force, which however will bring neither generalization of the conflict nor social progress. In 1900, is created the commune of Pornichet by dismemberment of Saint-Nazaire.

First World War.

The city was an important port of unloading of the allied troops. Those, in particular the American troops made many installations in the area. They dug in particular several pond S in order to create drinking water reserves. In 1917, the Americans build the refrigerating terminal.

Between two wars

the aeronautical engineering makes its appearance in 1922 on the site of the shipyards which, to diversify their production, build seaplanes. In 1936, the company is nationalized, and the military programs ensure the development of the activity. Construction of the form locks Joubert between 1931 and 1932. In 1932, the casino of Saint-Nazaire goes bankrupt and is resold with évêché of Nantes. In 1935, Construction of the first part of the current Saint-Louis school in the place of the casino. In June 1936, the general strike largely affects the city, the shipyards are paralyzed.

Second world war

Saint-Nazaire was the last big city released of Europe. In 1940, with the conquest Nazi, the unloading dock of the transatlantic general Compagnie on the wet dock is destroyed and of enormous bunkers by the Organization Todt to create a base of underwater German are built. The coast, it, is occupied many Blockhaus constituting part of the Atlantic Wall. Because of its strategic importance the place is well kept. And is subjected to important bombardments. In 1943, the town of Saint-Nazaire is evacuated. There in March 1942, the Opération Carriage allowed a British commando to damage the Forme Joubert so as to prevent the German Cuirassé S of being able to be repaired. The basin will be repaired only at the end of the war. In 1943, the town hall east destroyed under the bombardments. At the time of the weeks which followed the Débarquement of Normandy, the concentration of German troops in the area was such as the Allies created a face, leaving the German troops and the civil populations in the Poche of Saint-Nazaire. This one was released only three days after the capitulation Nazi, that is to say the May 11th 1945. Thus, Saint-Nazaire is the last city released in Europe. Because of many the Bombardment S allied intended to destroy the underwater base, the city was shaven to 80%. Saint Nazaire was rebuilt on an axis of the avenue of the Republic while turning the back on the sea. Recently, the municipality tries to return Saint-Nazaire to the ocean, with in particular the refitting of the underwater base which accommodates now several museums (Escal' Atlantique on the history of the Paquebot S, Écomusée or the Espadon submarine). This past of war, and especially of rebuilding is still largely visible along the beaches, with these pilot bunkers of the battles passed, and contrary to what is affirmed, it does not owe its town planning with streets perpendicular to the rebuilding but to the first creation of the new city (19th century), and of the interesting elements like the pond S of the Landscape Park or Immaculate (they are American which created it during war 14-18), which was dug artificially to meet the requirements out of water for the city. (see First World War). The rebuilding of the east city assured as of 1943 by the architect Price Rome Christmas Maresquier.

Etymology

  • Its name Breton is Sant Nazer into Breton modern.
  • Señ Neñseir into Breton of Loire-Atlantique. to see Breton Batz-on-Sea
  • its name in Gallo is Saint-Nazère or Saint-Nazaer .
  • According to Jacques de Voragine, Nazaire comes from the word Nazaréen, which means pure, devoted.

Twinnings

Culture

The history, the charm of Saint-Nazaire make a center of it where many artists of all the disciplines find themselves: writing, painting, photography, music, theater… Films were also made to Saint-Nazaire, like the Octopus. The environment of the black novel is so present in Saint-Nazaire that it was a long time held the festival Délit there of ink , principal festival of French black novel. The character of cartoon of Hergé, Tintin goes to Saint-Nazaire in the album “the 7 crystal balls”, in company of Milou and of the Capitaine Haddock, and survey the quays of the port to the research of the Professor Tournesol.

Notebook Culture discovered

To make the culture accessible to all the Resident of Saint-Nazaire ones, the Town of Saint-Nazaire decided to create starting from September 8th, 2003 “the Notebook Culture Discovered” (Follow the guide),

Musical activities

National school of Music, classes with arranged schedules, Symphony orchestra, Orchestra of Harmony, various large choral societies, a bagad, a concert hall of current musics the V.I.P., the festival “the Stopovers” which gathers each year in August of the groups of musics of the whole world around a topic, other festivals are also organized like Consonances, Résonances, the club of the five…

The complex City-Port

In construction around the port, in particular in the renovated underwater base it gathers cinemas, a museum, and in the long term of the bars and a discotheque. The city is turned over on its historical axis, the seaport and of trade, which with terms will accommodate quoted the coeds of the city as well as multiple infrastructures modern and innovating, like shopping malls and a new theater. Port city enters the logic of development of this city, in the East in particular by a project of District of the businesses close to station TGV and in the West by the construction of the new districts and the C.H.U (Quoted Medical), the urban expansion continues with large scales.

Museums

The Swordfish is a submarine of the French Navy, disarmed during the years 1980. Today it is about a museum, installed in the advanced base of submarines, a strengthened lock. In the vicinity resides the écomusée and opposite, on the other side of the principal basin, the complex City-Port.

Cinemas, theater and Arts center

The cultural activity of Saint-Nazaire is vast. The city gathers several professional companies of theater of which the Athénor Theater (directed young public) and the theater Icare, an arts center “national scene” (the Lamp), cinemas (Goblins, Cinéville, the Jean Bart), theaters (room Gerard Philippe, 800 places (demolition envisaged at the end of 2005), the VIP, Tisanerie, the Jean Bart, 230 places), schools of arts (music, drawing, dance, theater, circus games…), of the neighborhood houses, the art galleries (like the gallery of Franciscains, the large coffee). It should be noted that the city is rich in particular of large numbers of religious organizations of quality in the theatrical field. to see the programs)

The House of the foreign writers and translators (MEET)

It receives throughout the year of the writers and the translators, who see themselves offering hospitality in an apartment on the 10th floor of the Building, the large residential building located on the port, with sight on all the estuary and the ocean. The author with the possibility of leaving a text whose subject and form are free and who will be published in bilingual edition by the meet if it is accepted by the literary director.

Pedagogy

Saint-Nazaire shelters the experimental college, public lycée managed jointly by the teachers and the pupils. This college is in the complex City-port with 17 boulevard René Coty.
Le college Aristide Briand: 3.500 pupils, one of the largest colleges of France.
Le Manon-Roland college approximately cash 600 élèves.
Les primary education public schools Carnot, Jean-Jaurès, Lamartine, Jules Ferry, Fernand Bush, Boncourt…
Le Saint-Louis college: 1.000 pupils, boarding school.

Heraldic

Saint-Nazaire belongs to the traditional Country of Brière and the Nantes Historical Country.
“Of azure to the money galère, the sail charged with a sand key, with the chief of money charged with five mouchetures of hermine, with a gold key in fasce stitching on mouchetures. ”

The currency of the city east “Aperit And Nemo Claudit” (it opens and nobody closes), in reference to the key of its blazon.

Personalities born in Saint-Nazaire

  • Rene-Yves Creston (1898-1964), artist, ethnologist, resisting and Breton nationalist, founder of the artistic and social movement Ar Seiz Breur.
  • Odette of Puigaudeau (1894-1991), ethnologist
  • Fernand Guériff (1914-1994), scholar, type-setter, historian, journalist devoting themselves mainly to the soil of the peninsula guérandaise. It is a folklorist with the noble direction of the term. * Georges and Andre Bellec, members of the vocal quartet: the Brothers Jacques
  • Gustave Tiffoche, Ceramist, painter and sculptor, born in 1930 in Saint-Nazaire.
  • Olivier Josso, author of cartoons
  • Colonel Moutarde, illustrator
  • Aristide Briand. president of the council, Nobel Prize of Peace 1926. Was not born in Saint-Nazaire but its life was anchored there since its years of college, it began its political career there.
  • Yann Narrow part, (1914-1999), Breton nationalist and official Irish sculptor of the Irish Republic.
  • Charles Grasset, born in 1953, South-African sociologist.

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