Brains travel guide
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Visit Brains: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Brains is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 9 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Brains is 356 km from Paris and 494 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nantes at 14 km from Brains
Popular places to visit near Brains: these include Nantes at 14 km and Pornic at 29 km. Nantes is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 9km and Lac de Grand-Lieu is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Brains, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Brains and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Brains
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (15km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Nantes (9km) : Carquefou (22km) : Pornichet (48km) : Saint-Jean-de-Monts (49km) : Notre-Dame-de-Monts (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Brains & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Brains
Canton: Bouaye
Arrondissement: Nantes
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44830
Distance to Brains
from Nantes: 9 km
from Paris: 356 km
from Calais: 494 km
from Nice: 800 km
from Bordeaux: 274 km
from Strasbourg: 723 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Brains (within 6 km): Bouaye : Coueron : Indre : La Montagne : Le Pellerin : Port-Saint-Pere : Saint-Herblain : Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau : Saint-Leger-les-Vignes :
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This page in French: Visitez Brains