La Montagne (Loire-Atlantique)
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | |
| Community association | Nantes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 2–38 m | |
| surface | 3.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,231 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,712 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44620 | |
| INSEE code | 44101 | |
 Location of the municipality of La Montagne in the Loire Atlantique department |
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La Montagne is a French commune with 6231 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantes , the canton of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins and the Nantes Métropole municipality .
geography
La Montagne is located near the Loire around twelve kilometers west of downtown Nantes .
Neighboring municipalities are Indre , Bouguenais , Brains and Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau .
coat of arms
The black cross on a gold background is the symbol of the Pays de Retz landscape , the anchor refers to the shipyards in the area, and the blue river symbolizes the Loire.
Attractions
The church, which was built in the neo-Gothic style in the 19th century, is worth seeing.
Personalities
A well-known resident was the artist Maurice Loirand (1922–2008).
Town twinning
Since 1989 town partnership with Stadtoldendorf in Lower Saxony, Germany.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 885-887.
