Mésanger
Mésanger Mezansker |
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
Canton | Ancenis | |
Community association | Pays d'Ancenis | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ W | |
height | 7-76 m | |
surface | 49.75 km 2 | |
Residents | 4,687 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 44522 | |
INSEE code | 44096 | |
Website | http://www.mesanger.fr/ | |
![]() Mésanger Town Hall |
Mésanger ( Breton : Mezansker ) is a French municipality with 4687 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 Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of the same name Ancenis . The inhabitants are called Mesangéens .
geography
Mésanger lies on the river Beusse . The Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire and Coteaux d'Ancenis wine-growing regions extend into the municipality. Mésanger is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pannecé in the north, Pouillé-les-Côteaux in the northeast, La Roche-Blanche in the east, Ancenis-Saint-Géréon in the south, Couffé in the southwest, Mouzeil in the west and Teillé in the northwest.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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1,829 | 1,839 | 2,051 | 2,717 | 3,068 | 3.135 | 3,892 | 4,499 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from 1868, built on the site of the previous church from 1555
- Tâcon chapel from the 17th century
- Pas-Nantais castle from the 16th century
- Varenne Castle from the 17th century
- Hardière Castle from the 18th century
- Old castle of La Roche from the 15th century
- Quétraye mansion from the 15th century
- Rigaudières mansion
- Mills at Butte des Tertres (built between 1832 and 1840), Quétraye (18th century) and Saint-Père from 1585
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 89-92.
Web links
Commons : Mésanger - collection of images, videos and audio files