Gorges (Loire-Atlantique)
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Gorges Gored |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Clisson | |
| Community association | Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 6 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ W | |
| height | 5-49 m | |
| surface | 15.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,658 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 295 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44190 | |
| INSEE code | 44064 | |
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Gorges ( Breton Gored ) is a French municipality with 4658 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 the canton of Clisson . The inhabitants are called Gorgeois (es) .
geography
Gorges is located about 20 kilometers southeast of Nantes on the Sèvre Nantaise river . Gorges is surrounded by the neighboring communities Le Pallet in the north, Mouzillon in the north and northeast, Clisson in the south and east, Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson in the south and southwest, Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson in the west and southwest and Monnières in the northwest .
The Muscadet Sèvre et Maine and Gros Plant du Pays Nantais wine-growing regions extend into the municipality.
Population development
- 1962: 1,563
- 1968: 1,701
- 1975: 2.028
- 1982: 2,379
- 1990: 2,603
- 1999: 2,650
- 2006: 3,420
- 2011: 4,305
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 19th century (built 1860–1871 on the site of the earlier church from the 16th century)
- Oiselinière Castle, Italian villa with park (laid out as early as 1805–1809), built between 1822 and 1835, since 1997 Monument historique
- Batardière property
- historic mills (converted into stationery since 1826)
- Park Vergne
Bell tower of the Saint-Martin church
Oiselinière Castle
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Alatri in the province of Frosinone (Lazio) since 2000 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 311-313.
