La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne
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La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne Melereg-Breizh |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Châteaubriant | |
| Community association | Châteaubriant-Derval | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ′ N , 1 ° 24 ′ W | |
| height | 29-91 m | |
| surface | 27.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,527 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44520 | |
| INSEE code | 44095 | |
| Website | http://la-meilleraye-de-bretagne.monclocher.fr/ | |
 Saint-Etienne church |
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La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne ( Breton : Melereg-Breizh , Gallo : La Melherae is a) French municipality with 1527 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of Châteaubriant (until 2015: Moisdon-la-Rivière ). The inhabitants are called Meilleréens .
geography
La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne is located about 65 kilometers south-southeast of Rennes and about 39 kilometers north-northeast of Nantes . La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne is surrounded by the neighboring communities Moisdon-la-Rivière in the north, Grand-Auverné in the east and northeast, Riaillé in the east and southeast, Joué-sur-Erdre in the south, Abbaretz in the southwest and Issé in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,172 | 1,129 | 1,045 | 1,074 | 1,097 | 1,028 | 1,197 | 1,447 |
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Attractions
- Melleray Monastery , Cistercian Abbey, founded in 1142, Monument historique
- Saint-Etienne church
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 585-590.
