Departments of Pays de la LoireDépartements des Pays de la Loire

Départements des Pays de la LoireDepartments of Pays de la Loire

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This dataset presents the départements of the Pays de la Loire region in France. It includes their names, official numbers, geographic boundaries, and population figures. The data is published as part of the Pays de la Loire regional open data portal and provides free, unauthenticated access. It can be used for mapping administrative divisions, demographic analysis, or integration into applications requiring reference geographic and statistical information about the départements within this French region.Ce jeux de donnée présente les départements de la Région des Pays de la Loire, il comprend leu noms, numéros, contours et leur population.

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Data schema (8 fields)

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departst_area_shst_lengthst_area_shapest_length_shapecode_dep

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Field	Type	Description
geo_point_2dGeo Point	geo_point_2d	Geographic centroid coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the department.Geographic centroid coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the department.
geo_shapeShape	geo_shape	Geometric boundary polygon of the department.Geometric boundary polygon of the department.
departDépartement	text	Name of the department.Name of the department.
st_area_shSt area sh	double	Area of the department's shape, likely in square meters.Area of the department's shape, likely in square meters.
st_lengthSt length	double	Perimeter length of the department's shape, likely in meters.Perimeter length of the department's shape, likely in meters.
st_area_shapeSurface Département	double	Surface area of the department, likely in square meters.Surface area of the department, likely in square meters.
st_length_shapePérimètre	double	Perimeter of the department's boundary, likely in meters.Perimeter of the department's boundary, likely in meters.
code_depCode dep	text	Official numeric code identifying the department.Official numeric code identifying the department.

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Record 1depart: MAYENNE · code_dep: 53

{
  "depart": "MAYENNE",
  "code_dep": "53",
  "geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
  "st_length": 552019.023445,
  "st_area_sh": 5207950032.88,
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 48.14676684571584,
    "lon": -0.6580525140517486
  },
  "st_area_shape": 5207950032.875,
  "st_length_shape": 552019.02344478
}

Record 2depart: MAINE-ET-LOIRE · code_dep: 49

{
  "depart": "MAINE-ET-LOIRE",
  "code_dep": "49",
  "geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
  "st_length": 681661.667741,
  "st_area_sh": 7226003042.2,
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 47.38970421344879,
    "lon": -0.5595425148206065
  },
  "st_area_shape": 7161137840.80204,
  "st_length_shape": 662009.8135412
}

Record 3depart: VENDEE · code_dep: 85

{
  "depart": "VENDEE",
  "code_dep": "85",
  "geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
  "st_length": 793808.433631,
  "st_area_sh": 6758929534.02,
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 46.67503684995981,
    "lon": -1.297612277929303
  },
  "st_area_shape": 6758929534.02001,
  "st_length_shape": 793808.43363063
}

Record 4depart: SARTHE · code_dep: 72

{
  "depart": "SARTHE",
  "code_dep": "72",
  "geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
  "st_length": 545586.697863,
  "st_area_sh": 6238092418.36,
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 47.99452890896796,
    "lon": 0.22237200781277303
  },
  "st_area_shape": 6238092418.36498,
  "st_length_shape": 545586.69786283
}

Record 5depart: LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE · code_dep: 44

{
  "depart": "LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE",
  "code_dep": "44",
  "geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
  "st_length": 737190.012563,
  "st_area_sh": 6928227206.95,
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 47.362746892981654,
    "lon": -1.679232778217832
  },
  "st_area_shape": 6994290040.30377,
  "st_length_shape": 715022.9107224
}

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Base URL: https://data.paysdelaloire.fr/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/234400034_departements-des-pays-de-la-loire

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2026-08-31

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