Guémené-Penfao
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Guémené-Penfao (main town) | |
| Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 50 ′ W | |
| height | 2-83 m | |
| surface | 105.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,200 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44290 | |
| INSEE code | 44067 | |
| Website | www.mairie-guemene-penfao.fr/ | |
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Guémené-Penfao ( Breton Gwenvenez-Penfaou ) is a French municipality with 5200 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 Châteaubriant-Ancenis and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Guémené-Penfao . The inhabitants are called Guémenéens .
geography
Guémené-Penfao lies on the Don River , a tributary of the Vilaine . Guémené-Penfao is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Langon in the north, Pierric in the northeast, Conquereuil and Marsac-sur-Don in the east, Le Gâvre in the south and southeast, Plessé in the south and southwest, Avessac in the west and Massérac in the northwest.
The municipality consists of the localities of Guémené-Penfao , Beslé-sur-Vilaine and Guénouvry .
The district of Beslé has a train station on the Rennes – Redon line .
Population development
- 1962: 5189
- 1968: 4977
- 1975: 4590
- 1982: 4476
- 1990: 4464
- 1999: 4569
- 2006: 4876
- 2017: 5200
Attractions
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- Guéméné church from the 19th century
- Beslé church from the 19th century
- Guenouvry Church with a statue of St. Anne
- Chapel of Sainte-Anne
- Saint-Georges Chapel in Penfao, Monument historique since 2004
- Grand-Logis with an octagonal tower from the 15th century
- Château Bruc, reconstructed between the 15th and 19th centuries
- Châteaus Juzet, Trénon, Boisfleury
- Château du Brossay in the style of the Empire
- 18th century Château Treguel
- 19th century Château Friguel
- Windmill and (three) water mills
Community partnerships
A partnership with the Belgian municipality of Courcelles has existed since 1958.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 398-404.
