Mésanger

Mésanger Mezansker
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 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
1,829	1,839	2,051	2,717	3,068	3.135	3,892	4,499

Attractions

Pas-Nantais Castle

• 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

Quétraye Mill

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