Friday, 18 March 2011

France. Chateaubriant

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Sender: chris_in_burgundy
Châteaubriant  is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department and the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is part of the historic duchy of Brittany and the country of Mée. Châteaubriant's history began in the 11th century when Brient (an envoy of the Count of Rennes) constructed a castle on a motte bordering the Chère and Rollard rivers. 

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