Corcoué-sur-Logne

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Corcoué-sur-Logne
Kerc'haoueg
Corcoué-sur-Logne coat of arms
Corcoué-sur-Logne (France)
Corcoué-sur-Logne
region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
Community association Sud Retz Atlantique
Coordinates 46 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 35 ′  W
height 10-69 m
surface 50.39 km 2
Residents 2,927 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 44650
INSEE code
Website http://www.corcoue-sur-logne.fr/

Corcoué-sur-Logne town hall

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Corcoué-sur-Logne ( Breton : Kerc'haoueg , Gallo : Corcoaé ) is a French municipality with 2927 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Administratively it belongs to the arrondissement of Nantes and is part of the canton of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu (until 2015: canton of Legé ). The inhabitants are called Corcouéen (ne) s .

geography

Corcoué-sur-Logne is located about 28 kilometers south of Nantes on the Logne River . Corcoué-sur-Logne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Limouzinière in the north and north-west, Saint-Colomban in the north and north-east, Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine in the east and north-east, Rocheservière in the south-east, Legé in the south, Touvois in the south-west and Saint -Étienne-de-Mer-Morte to the west.

The Muscadet and Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu wine-growing regions extend into the municipality.

The former route nationale 178 (today's D178) runs through the municipality .

history

In 1971, the municipality was created from the merger of the municipalities of Saint-Étienne-de-Corcoué , Saint-Jean-de-Corcoué and La Bénate .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,022 1,029 1,812 1.918 1,959 1,990 2,306 2,664

Attractions

  • Menhir
  • Notre-Dame de Blanche chapel in Saint-Jean-de-Corcoué from the 15th century
  • Bayersin Saint-Jean-de-Corcoué mansion

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 475-482.

Web links

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