Divatte-sur-Loire

Divatte-sur-Loire ; Diwazh-Liger
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Nantes
Canton	Vallet
Community association	Sèvre et Loire
Coordinates	47 ° 17 ′ N , 1 ° 20 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 17 ′ N , 1 ° 20 ′ W
height	1-84 m
surface	33.9 km 2
Residents	6,844 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	202 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	44450
INSEE code	44029

Divatte-sur-Loire ( Breton : Diwazh-Liger ) is a French municipality with 6844 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 Nantes and is part of the canton of Vallet (until 2015: canton of Le Loroux-Bottereau ). The inhabitants are called divattais .

The municipality was created with effect from January 1, 2016 as Commune nouvelle by merging the former municipalities of La Chapelle-Basse-Mer and Barbechat .

geography

Divatte-sur-Loire is located about 18 kilometers northeast of Nantes in the Pays Nantais and Goulaine landscapes . Here the wine is produced in the Gros Plant du Pays Nantais and Coteaux d'Ancenis growing areas . Divatte-sur-Loire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Cellier and La Varenne in the north, Champtoceaux in the northeast, Saint-Sauveur-de-Landemont in the east, Landemont in the southeast, Le Loroux-Bottereau in the south, and Saint-Julien-de-Concelles in the south-west, Thouaré-sur-Loire in the west and Mauves-sur-Loire in the west.

District	former INSEE code	Area (km²)	Population (2016)
Barbechat	44008	11.76	1,369
La Chapelle-Basse-Mer (seat)	44029	22.14	5,344

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church, built between 1892 and 1894 in neo-Gothic style
Saint-Simon chapel from the 16th century, restored in 1775
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens chapel from the 16th century
Bois-Méchine windmill from 1750
Vrillière castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 2001
La Mazure castle from the 17th century, conversions from the 19th century
Ruins of the Épine Gaudin castle
Trumpet Tower

Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church

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