Carquefou
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Carquefou Kerc'hfaou |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Carquefou (main town) | |
| Community association | Nantes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 18 ′ N , 1 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 1-76 m | |
| surface | 43.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 19,805 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 456 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44470 | |
| INSEE code | 44026 | |
| Website | http://www.carquefou.fr/ | |
 Carquefou Church |
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Carquefou ( Breton : Kerc'hfaou ) is a French city with 19,805 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Carquefou belongs to the arrondissement of Nantes and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Carquefou .
geography
Carquefou is northeast of the provincial capital Nantes on the Erdre . The municipality is surrounded by La Chapelle-sur-Erdre in the north-west, Sucé-sur-Erdre in the north, Saint-Mars-du-Désert in the north-east, Mauves-sur-Loire in the east, Thouaré-sur-Loire in the south-east, Sainte- Luce-sur-Loire in the south. To the west and south-west is Nantes. The area of the municipality is characterized by the change in the soil relief during the Worm Ice Age.
traffic
The A11 autoroute , which intersects with the A811 and the A821 autoroute , runs through the municipality .
history
In 1123 the place was mentioned as Carcafagus and after the château was built in 1272 as Querquefou in 1272.
Community partnerships
Carquefou has partnerships with the following cities and municipalities:
- Eersel , the Netherlands, since 1988
- Alella , Catalonia, Spain, since 1997
- Racoviţa , Romania, since 2002
Population development
- 1793: 2.273
- 1821: 2,379
- 1851: 2,899
- 1881: 2,932
- 1901: 2,670
- 1921: 2,586
- 1936: 2,635
- 1946: 3,026
- 1962: 3,287
- 1968: 3.744
- 1975: 6.239
- 1982: 9,664
- 1990: 12,877
- 1999: 15,369
- 2006: 17,898
- 2011: 18,022
since 1962 only residents with primary residence
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Carquefou
- Château de la Selleraye, built in 1671
- Château de Maubreuil, built during the French Revolution
- Château de la Barre, built in the 15th century
- Château de Bel-Air, built in the 19th century
- Château de la Chambre, built in the 16th century
- Château du Clouet, built in the 16th century
- Château de la Bréchetière, built in the 16th century
- Neo-Gothic Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul Church
Personalities
- Albert de Dion (1856–1946), automobile pioneer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 211-218.
