Conquereuil
Conquereuil Konkerel |
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
Canton | Guémené-Penfao | |
Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 45 ′ W | |
height | 7-57 m | |
surface | 32.87 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,116 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 44290 | |
INSEE code | 44044 | |
![]() City Hall (Mairie) of Conquereuil |
Conquereuil ( Breton : Konkerel ; Gallo : Concreüz ) is a French municipality with 1116 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of Guémené-Penfao . The inhabitants are called Conquereuillais .
geography
Conquereuil is located about 55 kilometers north-northwest of Nantes . Conquereuil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pierric in the north, Derval in the east, Marsac-sur-Don in the southeast and Guémené-Penfao in the south and west.
history
Around 951 two battles took place here ( Battle of Conquereuil ). Various parties tried to gain dominance over Brittany.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,138 | 1,048 | 959 | 929 | 893 | 955 | 1.011 | 1,074 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Conquereuil
- church
- Chapel of Pont-Veix
- Conquereuil Castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1954
- Le Grand-Pont-Veix castle
- Saint-Émilie Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 395-397.