Le Pellerin
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Le Pellerin Pentelloù |
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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 ° 12 ′ N , 1 ° 45 ′ W | |
| height | 0-27 m | |
| surface | 30.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,100 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 166 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44640 | |
| INSEE code | 44120 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-lepellerin.fr/ | |
 Le Pellerin on the Loire with the port facilities |
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Le Pellerin ( Breton : Pentelloù ) is a French municipality with 5100 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 Nantes and the association of municipalities Nantes Métropole . Le Pellerin belongs to the canton of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins . The inhabitants are called Pellerinais .
geography
Le Pellerin is located in the historic Pays de Retz on the Loire , into which the Acheneau flows. Le Pellerin is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Couëron in the north and northeast, Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau in the east, Brains in the southeast, Cheix-en-Retz in the south and southwest, Luanay , Vue and Frossay in the west and Saint-Étienne-de -Montluc in the northwest.
Le Pellerin is part of the Gros Plant du Pays Nantais and Muscadet vineyards .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,667 | 2,685 | 2,902 | 3,478 | 3.712 | 3,777 | 4.181 | 4,504 |
Attractions
- 19th century neo-Gothic Notre-Dame church, built to replace the previous church that burned down in 1793
- Canal La Matinière (also: Canal Maritime de la Basse Loire ), construction from 1892, completed at the beginning of the 20th century
- Quays on the Canal and the Loire
Personalities
- Joseph Fouché (1759–1820), Duke of Otranto, politician, Minister of Police
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the British community of North-Ferriby in East Yorkshire (England) .
economy
On the edge of the municipality is the nuclear center of Le Pellerin and Cheix-en-Retz.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 888-894.
