Chéméré
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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 ° 55 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 44680 | |
| Former INSEE code | 44040 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Chéméré ( Breton : Keverieg ; Gallo : Cheméràè ) is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Chaumes-en-Retz with 2,589 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Chéméréens .
Since January 1, 2016, it has merged with the former municipality of Arthon-en-Retz and is part of the Commune nouvelle Chaumes-en-Retz. It belonged to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Machecoul (until 2015: canton of Bourgneuf-en-Retz ).
geography
Chéméré is located about 29 kilometers west-southwest of Nantes in the Pays de Retz .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,250 | 1,240 | 1,238 | 1,377 | 1,447 | 1,585 | 2,021 | 2,472 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Chaumes-en-Retz
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, destroyed during the French Revolution , rebuilt 1875–1879
- Calvaires
- Manor Bâtiment
- Noirbreuil mansion
- Logis Pierre Levèe with menhir
- Bois-Rouaud Castle
- Merovingian necropolis
- Ruins of the Prince's Castle
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Noirbreuil mansion
Logis Pierre Levée
Menhir
Bois-Rouaud Castle
Castle ruins
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 197-200.
