Héric
Héric Hierig |
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
Canton | Nort-sur-Erdre | |
Community association | Erdre et Gesvres | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 25 ′ N , 1 ° 39 ′ W | |
height | 17-66 m | |
surface | 73.93 km 2 | |
Residents | 6,049 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 82 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 44810 | |
INSEE code | 44073 | |
Website | http://www.heric.fr | |
Héric Town Hall |
Heric ( Breton : Hierig ) is a French municipality with 6049 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . Héric belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of Nort-sur-Erdre . The inhabitants are called Héricois .
geography
Héric is located about 26 kilometers north-northwest of Nantes on the Canal de Nantes à Brest , which borders the municipality in the north. The Plongeon River runs along the western boundary of the municipality . Héric is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chevallerais and Saffré in the north, Nort-sur-Erdre in the northeast, Casson in the east and southeast, Grandchamps-des-Fontaines in the south, Notre-Dame-des-Landes in the southwest and Blain in the west and northwest .
The national route 137 runs through the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
Residents | 2,624 | 2,531 | 2,521 | 3,140 | 3,378 | 3,990 | 4,813 | 5,420 |
Attractions
- Notre Dame de la Paix sur Isac church
- Notre-Dame du Bon-Secours chapel
- Chalonge Castle
Personalities
- Paul-Henri Gaschignard (1923–2016), diplomat
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 788-790.