La Plaine-sur-Mer
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Pornic | |
| Community association | Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ′ N , 2 ° 12 ′ W | |
| height | 0-38 m | |
| surface | 16.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,266 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 260 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44770 | |
| INSEE code | 44126 | |
| Website | http://www.laplainesurmer.fr/ | |
La Plaine-sur-Mer ( Breton : Plaen-Raez ; Gallo : La Plaènn is a) French municipality with 4266 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 Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Pornic . The inhabitants are called Plainais (es) .
In addition to the core town, the municipality also includes Le Cormier , Port-Giraud and Le Marais .
geography
La Plaine-sur-Mer is located about 49 kilometers west-southwest of Nantes on the Atlantic Ocean (on the so-called Jade Coast ) in the Pays de Retz landscape . La Plaine-sur-Mer is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef in the north and north-east, Pornic in the east and Préfailles in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,475 | 1,635 | 1,797 | 2.006 | 2,104 | 2,513 | 3,474 | 3,929 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church, probably founded in the 11th century, largely rebuilt in the 19th century
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the French commune of Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal in the Cantal département in Auvergne since 2007.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 951-953.
