Brière
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Brière (; ) is the marsh area north of the Loire estuary in France, near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The residents of Brière are called Briérons. The Brière marsh area includes a vast area of humid zones stretching from the Gulf of Morbihan and the estuary of the Vilaine to the north, to the salt marshes of Guérande to the west, to the estuary of the Loire and the Lac de Grand-Lieu in the south. Peat used to be harvested here.
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- Instance of
- marsh
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Pays de la Loire
- Image
- Marais de la Grande Brière.jpg
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- Brière
- significant place
- Saint-Nazaire
- different from
- Brière
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Brière (; ) is the marsh area north of the Loire estuary in France, near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The residents of Brière are called Briérons. The Brière marsh area includes a vast area of humid zones stretching from the Gulf of Morbihan and the estuary of the Vilaine to the north, to the salt marshes of Guérande to the west, to the estuary of the Loire and the Lac de Grand-Lieu in the south. Peat used to be harvested here.
thumb|100px|left|Park emblem of Brière Regional Natural Park The Brière territory extends over , including of humid zone, at the heart of which lies the Grande Brière Mottière which encompasses and 21 communes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brière” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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