[Automatic translation follows] The Pays de la Loire region includes 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée. It has 3.7 million inhabitants spread across 1,357 municipalities. It is a territory balanced between rural and urban areas, organized around 7 large urban areas (Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Cholet, Le Mans, Laval and La-Roche-sur-Yon) and 1,108 municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. Bordered by 450 km of coastline and crisscrossed by the Loire, the region has the leading port on the Atlantic coast. Its economic dynamism is a real strength that allows it to have the lowest unemployment rate in France (8.5%). …

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[Automatic translation follows] Opened in 2010, the Pays de la Loire Regional Health Agency (ARS) implements the regional health policy in coordination with partners. It is competent in the field of health in its entirety, from prevention to care, to medico-social support. Its organization is based on a health project developed in consultation with all professionals and users, with a concern for efficiency and transparency. To find out more about the Pays de la Loire ARS, visit its website https://www.pays-de-la-loire.ars.sante.fr/ The Agency is also present on Twitter (@ars_pdl), Facebook (@ARSPaysdelaLoire) and YouTube.

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