This is Trignac !!

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The town of Trignac is located in the Loire-Atlantique department no. 44, in the Pays de la Loire region of my belle France. The town was created in 1914 from a partial division of Montoir-de-Bretagne. It is located between the Loire estuary and the Brière marshes, near Saint-Nazaire. It is only 7 km from Saint Nazaire, 21 km from La Baule- Escoublac, 20 km from Pontchâteau, and 60 km from Nantes, We came on the N165 to exit /sortie 11,1 Pontchâteau taking the D773/D4 to connect with the N171 to Trignac, Therefore, let me tell you about this is Trignac !! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

I went there to try our old reliable supermarket Auchan which we used a lot when living in Versailles, It is only 115 km or 1h20 from our current home on familiar territory, We went thru the city center and then to the Aushopping 1 Shopping Center, ZAC de la Fontaine au Brun, a covered shopping center with a supermarket, various specialty shops and restaurants. The choices are endless to our favorites over the years such as Boulanger Darty Conforama, Norauto, Micromania Orange, Auchan hypermarket and service station, Jardiland, Leroy Merlin , Intersports, Jules, La Halle , We Fix, Photomaton, Buffalo Grill , Columbus Cafe, Flunch, La Boucherie, Pizza del Arte, Subway, and the newest Bagel Corner!

At Bagel Corner we did our best on a familiar bagel which we found it again since my days in New Jersey and Florida to now, Taken from their site they say ,here you come and taste incredible varieties of bagels (plain, sesame, multi-grain, cheese, Mediterranean, …) prepared before your eyes, with new recipes throughout the year (one new product per month!). We also offer a range of seasonal products, soups, salads, smoothies, as well as breakfasts and treats: donuts, cheesecake, cookies, muffinsdonuts, cheesecake, cookies, muffins, A dynamic and modern concept, a unique taste, a warm atmosphere at affordable prices, everything is combined! And we tried the Fastrami with cream cheese, 15 slices of pastrami, fried onions, double cheddar, honey mustard sauce , the Cheddar & Eggs with brioché bread, cream cheese, scrambled eggs, double cheddar , the Pastraking with cream cheese, pastrami, scrambled eggs, cheddar, steakhouse sauce, Also, for desserts the cheesecake, topping and coulis of red berries, the Mmmm Donuts covered, filled, topped or all three at once, All delicious, we will be back !

 

The official Bagel Corner Trignac: https://restaurants.bagelcorner.fr/trignac/

The official CC Auchan of Trignac: https://trignac.aushopping.com/

In center, Trignac ,we passed briefly by the Church Saint-Eloi, patron saint of goldsmiths, is the protector of the new parish from January 1, 1922, During the bombing of March 22, 1943,(WWII) the church burned and was completely destroyed. A temporary wooden church was built in 1946. It would receive parishioners until 1957 and even serve as a youth club before disappearing in a fire in 1966. The new church was began in November 1955 and the inauguration took place on Whit Monday, June 10, 1957. The church is still in service today. Right next to the church you have the mairie or city hall of Trignac,

Other things to see are the old Forges (1879-1932). In 1879, the Anjou Iron Mines Company decided to create the Forges de Saint-Nazaire and the establishment was made in Trignac. Production began in 1882 It ceased its cast iron production activity in 1932 following the shutdown of the blast furnaces. The factory was closed definitively on March 23, 1943.

A bit of history tell us that towards the end of the 19C, Trignac was part of the town of Montoir-de-Bretagne, and had only 319 inhabitants. Its history is therefore closely linked to that of Montoir-de-Bretagne. On March 31, 1914, Trignac was established as an independent town. At the end of WWII, because of the existence of the Saint-Nazaire Pocket, the nazis occupation continued in Trignac as in all the neighboring towns of the estuary for 9 more months (from August 1944 to May 11, 1945), the effective surrender of the pocket occurring 3 days after the capitulation of Germany.

The town of Trignac on its heritage: https://www.mairie-trignac.fr/listes/patrimoine/

The Saint Nazaire Tourist office on Trignac: https://www.saint-nazaire-tourisme.com/decouvrir/trignac/

There you go folks, a short and sassy additional info finally into Trignac, Another, off the beaten path routine, and spread out your horizons of my belle France. Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Trignac !! as I. And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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