Clisson
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Clisson (main town) | |
| Community association | Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 5 ′ N , 1 ° 17 ′ W | |
| height | 7-71 m | |
| surface | 11.30 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,187 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 636 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44190 | |
| INSEE code | 44043 | |
Clisson (formerly Cliczon , Breton Klison or Sklison ) is a French municipality with 7187 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Nantes and the canton of Clisson . The village is known for the Hellfest music festival , which has been held annually in June since 2006 and whose band selection mainly includes music from the fields of hard rock , metal and punk / hardcore .
geography
Clisson is located 30 kilometers southeast of Nantes and 30 kilometers west of Cholet . Neighboring municipalities are Gétigné , Mouzillon , Gorges , Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson , Cugand and Sèvremoine . The place is divided by the Sèvre Nantaise , whose right tributary Moine flows here.
history
The Clisson valley was part of the Herbauges county . The valley - at the same time as Herbauges, Mauges and the Pays de Retz - finally became Breton in 851 through the Treaty of Angers between Charles the Bald and the Breton King Erispoë . In the 12th century, the Clisson Valley was structured around the Clisson Castle , the seat of the Lords of Clisson, including the famous Olivier V. de Clisson , Connétable of France . The area benefited from its border location during this period, which exempted it from taxes on merchandise. During the revolution , especially during the Vendeer uprising , the city was devastated.
Population development
- 1962: 3.719
- 1968: 4.179
- 1975: 4,537
- 1982: 4,959
- 1990: 5,495
- 1999: 5.939
- 2007: 6,691
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Clisson
- Clisson Castle , 11th century
- Notre-Dame church
- Chapelle des Templiers
- Chapelle St Jacques
- Moulin de Plessard
Personalities
- The Clisson family
- Frédéric Lemot (1772–1827), sculptor
Town twinning
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 292-305.
- Andreas Beyer : Pine trees and history. The reconstruction of an Arcadia of Art in Clisson's Landscape Garden. In: Andreas Beyer et al. (Ed.): Europa Arkadien. Jakob Philipp Hackert and the Imagination of Europe around 1800. Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-8353-0308-9 , pp. 338–353.
