Liger-Atlantel  (Breton)
Department of France
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Loire-Atlantique in France
Coordinates: 47°20′N 1°40′W / 47.333°N 1.667°W / 47.333; -1.667Coordinates: 47°20′N 1°40′W / 47.333°N 1.667°W / 47.333; -1.667
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Prefecture	Nantes
Subprefectures	Châteaubriant Saint-Nazaire
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Michel Menard (PS)
Area 1
• Total	6,881 km2 (2,657 sq mi)
• Rank	9th
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	44
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	31
Communes	207
^1  French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Loire-Atlantique is a department in France. It is in the Pays de la Loire region. Its capital is Nantes, which is also the region's capital. The department gets its name from the river which goes through it (la Loire), and because it is next to the Atlantic Ocean.