Arthon-en-Retz
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| local community | Chaumes-en-Retz | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 44320 | |
| Former INSEE code | 44005 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Arthon-en-Retz ( Breton : Arzhon-Raez ; Gallo : Arton ) is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune of Chaumes-en-Retz with 4,170 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique department in the region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Arthonnais .
Since January 1, 2016, it has merged with the former municipality of Chéméré and is part of the Commune nouvelle Chaumes-en-Retz. It belonged to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Pornic .
geography
Arthon-en-Retz is located about 39 kilometers west of Nantes near the Atlantic Ocean on the Canal de la Haute Perche in the Pays de Retz landscape . The former route nationale 751 (D751) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1,889 | 1,948 | 1.933 | 2.151 | 2,321 | 2,668 | 3,240 | 3,986 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Chaumes-en-Retz
- church
- Remains of the Roman aqueduct
- La Meule Castle
- Bressoreau Castle
Personalities
- Mickaël Landreau (* 1979), former football player
- Anthony Charteau (* 1979), racing cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 949-950.
