Saint-Herblain is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...

 department in western France

France

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.

It is the largest suburb

Suburb

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 of the city of Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

, and lies adjacent to its west side.

The school network in Breton Diwan

Diwan (school)

Diwan is a federation of Breton language-medium schools in Brittany .-Concept:The Diwan concept, which allows children to learn French and Breton through immersion was inspired by the Gaelscoileanna movement in Ireland, Ikastolak movement in the Basque Country and the Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin...

 has opened a college in Saint-Herblain, the first in the area.

Breton language

In 2008, 0,36% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]

Transport

The Gare de Basse-Indre-Saint-Herblain

Gare de Basse-Indre-Saint-Herblain

Gare de Basse-Indre-Saint-Herblain is a railway station serving the town Saint-Herblain, Loire-Atlantique department, western France. It is situated on the Tours–Saint-Nazaire railway, between Nantes and Savenay.-Services:-References:*...

 railway station is served by regional trains between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.

Twin cities

• Saint-Herblain is twinned with Waterford City in Ireland
  Ireland
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  , where a housing estate is named after the suburb, St Herblain Park. Kazanlak
  Kazanlak
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  , Bulgaria
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  since 2008.

External links

• Official Web site