Crossac

Crossac
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pontchâteau
Community association	Pays de Pontchâteau Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
Coordinates	47 ° 25 ′  N , 2 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 25 ′  N , 2 ° 10 ′  W
height	0-22 m
surface	25.85 km 2
Residents	2,952 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	114 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	44160
INSEE code	44050
Website	http://www.crossac.fr/

Crossac is a French commune with 2,952 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 Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Pontchâteau . The inhabitants are called Crossacais .

geography

Crossac is located in the Brière Regional Nature Park, about 15 kilometers northeast of Saint-Nazaire . Crossac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne in the north, Pontchâteau in the east, Besné in the southeast, Donges in the south and southeast, Saint-Malo-de-Guersac in the south and Saint-Joachim in the west and southwest.

To the west is the moorland of La Brière .

Population development

year	Residents
1962	1,517
1968	1,558
1975	1,658
1982	2,067
1990	2,277
1999	2.145
2006	2,526
2012	2,808

1. ↑ INSEE: Population development of Crossac 1962-2012  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ INSEE: Population in 2012

Attractions

Ruins of Lorieux Castle

• Remains of the castle L'Angle and the remains of the castle Lorieux, both built during the 11th century, razed in the Wars of Religion in 1685
• Dolmen de la Barbière
• Menhir du Bois Hoël

Dolmen La Barbière

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 924-927.

Web links

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