Haute-Goulaine
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 12 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 0-56 m | |
| surface | 20.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,764 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 280 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44115 | |
| INSEE code | 44071 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-haute-goulaine.fr/ | |
 Haute-Goulaine town hall |
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Haute-Goulaine ( Breton : Gorre-Golen , Langues d'oïl : Hautt-Góleinn ) is a French municipality with 5764 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 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire . The inhabitants are called Goulainais .
geography
Haute-Goulaine is about 10 kilometers southeast of Nantes , south of the Loire , in the vineyards of the Vignoble nantais . Haute-Goulaine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Julien-de-Concelles in the north, Le Loroux-Bottereau in the northeast, La Chapelle-Heulin in the east and southeast, La Haie-Fouassière in the south, Vertou in the southwest and Basse-Goulaine in the west and northwest.
The Muscadet Sèvre et Maine and Gros Plant du Pays Nantais wine-growing areas also extend into the municipality.
The national route 249 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 1,301 | 1,354 | 1,815 | 1,981 | 2,582 | 3,225 | 3.823 | 4,930 | 5,394 | 5,439 | 5,546 |
Attractions
- Castle of Goulaine, a castle and palace complex originally built in the 10th century and remodeled in the 15th and 17th centuries, a historic monument since 1913
- 19th century church of Goulaine
- Manor houses La Bonodière, Cartron and Montys (each built between the 18th and 19th centuries)
- seven mills
- Goulaine Marshes
- Bridge to Le Loroux-Bottereau ( Pont de l'Ouen ), originally built around the 6th century, completely renovated in the 20th century
- Louée pylons: radio masts for UHF and VHF
Personalities
- Vincent-Yves Boutin (1772-1815), French military
- Lucien Fruchaud (* 1934), Bishop of Saint-Brieuc and Tréguier
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Spanish municipality of Pedro Muñoz in the Castile-La Mancha region.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1369-1374.
