Massérac
Massérac Merzhereg |
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
Canton | Guémené-Penfao | |
Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 40 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ W | |
height | 0-55 m | |
surface | 18.78 km 2 | |
Residents | 691 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 44290 | |
INSEE code | 44092 |
Massérac ( Breton : Merzhereg ) is a commune with 691 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and is part of the canton of Guémené-Penfao . The inhabitants are called Masséracéens .
geography
Massérac is located about 57 kilometers north-north-west of Nantes on the Vilaine , which forms the northern border of the municipality and into which the Don River flows on the western edge of the municipality. Massérac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-de-Brain in the north, Langon in the northeast, Guémené-Penfao in the south and east and Avessac in the west and southwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 603 | 571 | 509 | 507 | 510 | 454 | 573 | 699 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Benoît Church, built in 1872
- Saint-Benoît Chapel
- Massérac monastery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 408-410.
Web links
Commons : Massérac - collection of images, videos and audio files