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ZAD de Notre-Dame-des-Landes

Notre-Dame-des-Landes · Pays de la Loire · France

Commons and belongingParticipatory urbanism2008

A bocage area north of Nantes occupied since 2008 to block an airport, one of the longest territorial struggles in recent France. The State abandoned the project in January 2018 and partially evicted the zone in April. Many of those occupying it stayed on, formalising some fifteen collective farming projects, and transformed the former zad into commonly managed land, still in tension with the administration over land use.

Led by
A movement of occupiers and farming collectives opposed to the airport
Status
Transformed
Participation
Community led
Visitable
Inhabited farmland; access depends on projects, no tourist facilities
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

Partially verified

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  • Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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