A large march in Nantes opposed the proposed airport and brought together residents, farmers and national supporters. Organizers described a broad coalition, while disagreements over tactics and the...
A consultative referendum in Loire-Atlantique returned a majority in favor of building the airport, with roughly 51 percent turnout. Opponents questioned the scale and framing of the consultation...
The French government announced that it would not build the long-contested airport. Decades of resistance included legal challenges, local organizing, farmer actions and the ZAD experiment in...
