La Chapelle-sur-Erdre
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | La Chapelle-sur-Erdre (main town) | |
| Community association | Nantes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 18 ′ N , 1 ° 33 ′ W | |
| height | 1-57 m | |
| surface | 33.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 19,609 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 587 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44240 | |
| INSEE code | 44035 | |
| Website | http://www.lachapellesurerdre.fr/ | |
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La Chapelle-sur-Erdre is a French city with 19,609 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire .
geography
La Chapelle-sur-Erdre is located on the Erdre in the catchment area of Nantes . Neighboring municipalities of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre are Treillières in the north-west, Sucé-sur-Erdre in the north, Carquefou in the east and Orvault in the south-west. The municipality covers 3342 hectares, the mean height is 29 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at a height of 26 meters.
La Chapelle-sur-Erdre is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
Ennius, a bishop of Nantes , had a church built around 324 on the graves of the first Christian martyrs from Nantes, Donatian and Rogatian . The parish of this church extended over both banks of the Erdre, over the current areas of Carquefou, Sucé-sur-Erdre and La Chapelle-sur-Erdre. La Chapelle-sur-Erdre became an independent parish in 1297 and a first chapel called Sainte-Catherine was built.
Town twinning
Since September 2000 there has been a twinning with the Polish city of Bychawa .
Culture and sights
La Chapelle-sur-Erdre is represented with two flowers in the Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris (National Council of Flowered Cities and Villages). The "flowers" are awarded in the course of a regional competition, whereby a maximum of three flowers can be achieved.
The Château de la Mesnerie dates from the 15th century. It is privately owned. In 1985 it was included in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques (historical monuments).
The Château de la Gascherie was redesigned in the 19th century based on a design by the architects Jules de la Morandière (1813–1905) and Dominique Noisette. Before that it was a 15th century mansion . It is privately owned. Since 2001 the castle has been entered in the additional directory of the Monuments historiques.
The Roman Catholic parish of Saint-Jean-d'Erdre-et-Gesvres belongs to the diocese of Nantes and consists of the parishes of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Grandchamps-des-Fontaines and Treillières. In the Sainte-Catherine church, built in 1835, there is a chalice and paten made of silver. The liturgical objects were made in 1752 and classified as Monuments historiques in 1993 .
Local products
The municipal area are protected geographical indications (PGI) for beef (boeuf du Maine) , poultry (Volailles d'Ancenis) , buckwheat flour (Farine de blé noir de Bretagne - Gwinizh du Breizh) , lettuce (Mâche nantaise) , cider (de Bretagne or Breton) and wine called Val de Loire .
traffic
La Chapelle-sur-Erdre is on the Nantes ring road. It has four stops on the Nantes – Châteaubriant railway line .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 241-246.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b La ville de La Chapelle-sur-Erdre. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 21, 2012 (French).
- ↑ a b Etymologie et Histoire de La Chapelle-sur-Erdre. In: infoBretagne.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012 (French).
- ↑ La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Palmarès des communes labellisées ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved September 21, 2012
- ↑ Entry No. 44035 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Paroisses Saint-Jean-d'Erdre-et-Gesvres. Diocèse de Nantes, accessed on September 21, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 44035 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
