Châteaubriant

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Châteaubriant
Kastell-Briant
Châteaubriant coat of arms
Châteaubriant (France)
Châteaubriant
region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton Châteaubriant (main town)
Community association Châteaubriant-Derval
Coordinates 47 ° 43 ′  N , 1 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′  N , 1 ° 23 ′  W
height 48-107 m
surface 33.62 km 2
Residents 11,974 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 356 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 44110
INSEE code 44036

Châteaubriant ( Breton Castello-Briant ) is a French municipality with 11,974 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the capital of the canton of Châteaubriant . The inhabitants are called Castelbriantais (es) .

geography

Location of the commune of Châteaubriant in the Loire-Atlantique department

Châteaubriant is 49 kilometers north of Ancenis , 55 kilometers south of Rennes , 69 kilometers north of Nantes and 73 kilometers west of Angers . Neighboring municipalities of Châteaubriant are Rougé , Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux , Louisfert , Erbray and Soudan . The city is crossed by the river Chère in an east-west direction .

history

The history of the place begins at the beginning of the 11th century when Brient, envoy of the Count of Rennes built a fortress on a moth on the banks of the Chère. A little later he founded the Priory Saint Sauveur de Béré. A town called Châteaubriant developed around the castle.

The fortress was - like Vitré and Fougères - part of the defenses of the Breton Markets , which had been set up by the Carolingians against Brittany .

In June 1551, Henry II issued the edict of Châteaubriant, the first of three edicts against the Huguenots .

35 Pfennig - special stamp of the GDR Post 1974 with the Resistance monument

In October 1941, the Vichy government delivered 27 communist prisoners from the Châteaubriant internment camp to the German occupiers as hostages; they were on 22 October in retaliation for the assassination of the Commander of Nantes , Karl Hotz shot . Guy Môquet , the youngest hostage to be executed , was only 17 years old. The place of execution, the Carrière des Fusillés , is now one of the most important memorials in the region. The French prison camp Châteaubriant, also called Center de séjour surveillé de Choisel , in which "nomads", forced laborers and political prisoners were imprisoned, was guarded from March 1941 to May 1942 by French police officers on behalf of the sub-prefect. Before that, it was a German camp for French prisoners of war until January 14, 1941 .

Population development

  • 1962: 10.852
  • 1968: 11,986
  • 1975: 13.231
  • 1982: 14,023
  • 1990: 12.783
  • 1999: 12.065

Personalities

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Châteaubriant

Town twinning

traffic

The Châteaubriant station was a regional rail hub. Today the Nantes – Châteaubriant railway and the Châteaubriant – Rennes railway are still in operation. Formerly the Sablé – Montoir-de-Bretagne railway ran through the city, the Châteaubriant – Ploërmel railway began here.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 257-274.

Web links

Commons : Châteaubriant  - collection of images, videos and audio files