La Chapelle-Launay
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Blain | |
| Community association | Estuaire et Sillon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 58 ′ W | |
| height | 0-77 m | |
| surface | 24.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,052 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 123 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44260 | |
| INSEE code | 44033 | |
 Parish Church of Notre-Dame des Aulnes |
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La Chapelle-Launay is a French municipality with 3052 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Blain (until 2015: canton of Savenay ).
geography
The place is located on the Sillon de Bretagne range of hills . Its surroundings, however, extend into the swamps on the banks of the Loire .
Neighboring municipalities are: Campbon , Savenay , Lavau-sur-Loire , Donges and Prinquiau .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 1211 | 1307 | 1354 | 1839 | 2249 | 2256 | 2634 |
Attractions
- Parish Church of Notre-Dame des Aulnes
- Blanche-Couronne Abbey - Monument historique
Personalities
- José-Maria de Heredia (1842–1905), writer
- Jean de Lorraine (1498–1550), Cardinal (1518), Archbishop of Reims, Lyon and Narbonne and Bishop of Metz, Toul, Verdun, Thérouanne, Luçon, Albi, Valence, Nantes and Agen.
Web links
Commons : La Chapelle-Launay - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry no. PA00108581 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)