Gorges (Loire-Atlantique)

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Gorges
Gored
Coat of arms of Gorges
Gorges (France)
Gorges
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 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

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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

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.

Web links

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